Purple-backed Sunbeam vs Allen's Hummingbird

Aglaeactis aliciae ile kıyaslandığında Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Purple-backed Sunbeam Allen's Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Aglaeactis aliciae Selasphorus sasin
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Vulnerable Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 16,2 cm (6.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Ağırlık 7,4 g (0.26 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of restricted Peruvian high puna; visits Chuquiraga and cushion-plant flowers. Gleans tiny arthropods. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Purple-backed Sunbeam only

Hiçbiri

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Purple-backed Sunbeam

Şarkı

Sharp, buzzy chip followed by rapid trill; emphatic onset launching into rough cascading notes typical of sunbeam.

Allen's Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Purple-backed Sunbeam

Endemic to Peru along the Río Marañón drainage in the arid upper Andes. 2,400–3,800 m. Critically endangered.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Koruma Durumu

Vulnerable

Purple-backed Sunbeam

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Purple-backed Sunbeam

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to a small area in the Andes of northern Peru at 2,900-3,500 m. Purple-backed with buff underparts. Nectarivore of montane scrub. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted range. One of Peru's rarest hummingbirds.

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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