Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Schistes geoffroyi в сравнении с Selasphorus sasin

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Характеристика Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Научное название Schistes geoffroyi Selasphorus sasin
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 9,8 cm (3.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Масса 3,8 g (0.13 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of hilly forest interiors, probing small tubular blooms. Supplements with arthropods gleaned from bark … 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

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Пение

Dry, clicking trill with mechanical regularity; rapid staccato notes evenly spaced in steady rhythm throughout day.

Allen's Hummingbird

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Found on the eastern Andean slope from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 800–2,000 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

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with a wedge-shaped bill. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. The name refers to its laterally compressed, wedge-like bill tip.

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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