Gorgeted Woodstar vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chaetocercus heliodor в сравнении с Selasphorus sasin

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Характеристика Gorgeted Woodstar Allen's Hummingbird
Научное название Chaetocercus heliodor Selasphorus sasin
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 6,1 cm (2.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Масса 2,225 g (0.08 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of subtropical Andean slopes, visiting diverse flowering herbs. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Gorgeted Woodstar only

Нет

Allen's Hummingbird only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Woodstar

Пение

High, thin whistle barely perceptible; delicate sustained note at extreme frequency, rarely detectable by human ear.

Allen's Hummingbird

Пение

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged low buzzing sound carrying well across broad coastal mangroves.

Geographic Range & Migration

Gorgeted Woodstar

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Ecuador at 800-2,200 m elevation. Resident in montane forest edges.

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Gorgeted Woodstar

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Gorgeted Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Ecuador at 800-2,200 m. Males have a glittering green and blue gorget. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Named for its spectacular jewel-like throat plumage.

Allen's Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) breeding along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Males have an orange-red throat and rufous flanks. Closely related to Rufous Hummingbird. Partial migrant; some populations resident on Channel Islands. Named after Thomas Allen.

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