Blue-chested Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Polyerata amabilis в сравнении с Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Blue-chested Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Научное название Polyerata amabilis Selasphorus sasin
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Масса 4,15 g (0.15 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Питание Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. Takes small insects … 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

Blue-chested Hummingbird only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue-chested Hummingbird

Пение

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged low buzzing sound carrying well through broad-leafed tropical forest.

Allen's Hummingbird

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-chested Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean lowland forests.

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

Blue-chested Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Blue-chested Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Males have a bright blue breast patch. Green plumage. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Found primarily in Caribbean lowland forests.

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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