Stripe-breasted Starthroat vs Allen's Hummingbird

Heliomaster squamosus в сравнении с Selasphorus sasin

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Характеристика Stripe-breasted Starthroat Allen's Hummingbird
Научное название Heliomaster squamosus Selasphorus sasin
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 11,2 cm (4.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Масса 5,75 g (0.20 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Размер кладки 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Stripe-breasted Starthroat only

Нет

Allen's Hummingbird only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Пение

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

Allen's Hummingbird

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 800 m.

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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in cerrado and dry forests of eastern and central Brazil. Green plumage with a striped breast and glittering purple throat. Nectarivore of open woodland and garden flowers. A Brazilian near-endemic.

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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