White-whiskered Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phaethornis yaruqui в сравнении с Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика White-whiskered Hermit Allen's Hummingbird
Научное название Phaethornis yaruqui Selasphorus sasin
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 11,9 cm (4.7 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Масса 5,416666666666667 g (0.19 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of dense undergrowth flowers. Regularly hawks small flying insects and gleans spiders to meet … 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

White-whiskered Hermit only

Нет

Allen's Hummingbird only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

White-whiskered Hermit

Пение

Gentle, melodic warbling with flowing phrases; notes weaving smoothly in quiet musical progression through dappled forest.

Allen's Hummingbird

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-whiskered Hermit

Endemic to the Pacific slope of Ecuador and northwestern Colombia in lowland humid forest. Sea level to 800 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

White-whiskered Hermit

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

White-whiskered Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (13-15 cm) found in humid foothill forests of western Colombia and Ecuador. Dark plumage with white whisker-like throat stripes and long, white-tipped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. A specialist of Chocó rainforest habitats.

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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