Allen's Hummingbird vs Rufous-gaped Hillstar

Selasphorus sasin เปรียบเทียบกับ Urochroa bougueri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Allen's Hummingbird Rufous-gaped Hillstar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Selasphorus sasin Urochroa bougueri
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 8.1 cm (3.2 in) 15.7 cm (6.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 11.35 g (0.40 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore of Colombian and Ecuadorian montane forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms. Catches small arthropods.
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

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

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

เสียงร้อง

Thin, crystalline twittering with airy quality; light rapid notes cascading softly in animated aerial display.

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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.

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

Found on the Pacific slope and western Andean ridge from Colombia south to Ecuador at 1,200–2,800 m.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Allen's Hummingbird

ขนนก

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

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

ขนนก

White-tipped Sicklebill (alt): males with ruby-red gorget; metallic green; white-tipped outer tail feathers; females green above; spots

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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.

Rufous-gaped Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in cloud forests of western Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,200 m. Green plumage with rufous vent and long, deeply notched tail. Nectarivore of Chocó cloud forest. Named hillstar despite being a lowland-montane species.

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