Green-bearded Helmetcrest vs Allen's Hummingbird

Oxypogon guerinii เปรียบเทียบกับ Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Green-bearded Helmetcrest Allen's Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Oxypogon guerinii Selasphorus sasin
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 14.1 cm (5.6 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 5.175000000000001 g (0.18 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Colombian páramo; forages at frailejón (Espeletia) and cushion plants. Catches small insects near … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, high-pitched squeak with penetrating quality; sudden emphatic note given repeatedly near active feeding territory.

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

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

Endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia in high páramo at 3,200–4,800 m elevation. Locally common.

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

Least Concern

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

ขนนก

Blue-tailed Hummingbird (alt): males with glittering blue-tipped gorget; metallic green above; blue tail; females green above with spots

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

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

A small hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia at 3,500-4,500 m. Males have a green beard and erect crest. Nectarivore of páramo and treeline habitats, visiting Espeletia and Ericaceae. A Colombian endemic of high-altitude páramo.

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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