Minute Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phaethornis idaliae в сравнении с Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Minute Hermit Allen's Hummingbird
Научное название Phaethornis idaliae Selasphorus sasin
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 6,9 cm (2.7 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Масса 2,25 g (0.08 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Питание Nectarivore specializing in Heliconia and other curved tubular flowers. Supplements diet with small spiders 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

Minute Hermit only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Minute Hermit

Пение

Harsh, grating buzz with mechanical quality; abrupt dry trill issued suddenly then stopping, leaving brief startling silence.

Allen's Hummingbird

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Minute Hermit

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil from Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina. Found at sea level to 900 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

Minute Hermit

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Minute Hermit

A tiny hermit hummingbird (6-7 cm), one of the smallest in its genus. Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil. Green plumage with rufous underparts and a short, curved bill. Nectarivore of low forest undergrowth. Classified as Near Threatened due to habitat loss.

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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