Blue-throated Hillstar vs Allen's Hummingbird

Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus เปรียบเทียบกับ Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Blue-throated Hillstar Allen's Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus Selasphorus sasin
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Critically Endangered Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 7.6 g (0.27 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore adapted to very high elevations; forages at Chuquiraga, Gentianella, and Puya flowers. Gleans arthropods. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue-throated Hillstar

เสียงร้อง

Buzzy, sustained trill with monotonous quality; continuous low-pitched vibration with little variation across prolonged delivery.

Allen's Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-throated Hillstar

Endemic to the Cordillera de Chilla region of extreme southwestern Ecuador in high páramo. 3,200–4,200 m. Endangered.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Critically Endangered

Blue-throated Hillstar

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-throated Hillstar

ขนนก

Little Woodstar: tiny; males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted below

Allen's Hummingbird

ขนนก

Fiery-throated Hummingbird (alt): males with brilliant multicolored gorget; metallic green above; females duller; pale buff below

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About These Birds

Blue-throated Hillstar

A recently discovered hummingbird (11 cm) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador at 3,300-3,900 m. Males have an iridescent blue throat. Described in 2018. Known from a single ridgeline. Critically Endangered with a range estimated at less than 100 km2.

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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