Green-headed Hillstar vs Allen's Hummingbird

Oreotrochilus stolzmanni в сравнении с Selasphorus sasin

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Характеристика Green-headed Hillstar Allen's Hummingbird
Научное название Oreotrochilus stolzmanni Selasphorus sasin
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 14,5 cm (5.7 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Масса 8,016666666666667 g (0.28 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of Peruvian high puna; visits Chuquiraga and Lupinus blooms. Supplements with small flies and … 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

Green-headed Hillstar only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Green-headed Hillstar

Пение

Soft, pure descending whistle; gentle single note curving downward smoothly, warm and musical in quiet forest.

Allen's Hummingbird

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-headed Hillstar

Found on the western Andean slope and coastal desert hills of Peru at 1,500–3,600 m elevation.

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

Green-headed Hillstar

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Green-headed Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in the Andes of Peru and Ecuador at 2,800-4,200 m. Green plumage with a glittering green hood. Nectarivore of high-altitude shrubs and Puya plants. Closely related to Andean Hillstar. Sometimes considered conspecific.

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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