Allen's Hummingbird vs Black-billed Streamertail

Selasphorus sasin в сравнении с Trochilus scitulus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Allen's Hummingbird Black-billed Streamertail
Научное название Selasphorus sasin Trochilus scitulus
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 8,1 cm (3.2 in) 13,0 cm (5.1 in)
Масса 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 4,7 g (0.17 oz)
Питание Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
Размер кладки 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Black-billed Streamertail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

Пение

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

Black-billed Streamertail

Пение

Buzzy, insect-like sustained trill; continuous high-frequency vibration with rapid modulation near nectar flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

Black-billed Streamertail

Endemic to the eastern Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Restricted to montane forest. Sometimes treated as subspecies.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Black-billed Streamertail

About These Birds

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.

Black-billed Streamertail

A hummingbird (9-10 cm body + long tail streamers in males) endemic to the eastern Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Males similar to Red-billed Streamertail but with a black bill. Nectarivore of montane forest. Sometimes considered a subspecies of Red-billed Streamertail.

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