Black-eared Fairy vs Allen's Hummingbird

Heliothryx auritus ile kıyaslandığında Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Black-eared Fairy Allen's Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Heliothryx auritus Selasphorus sasin
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 13,0 cm (5.1 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Ağırlık 5,15 g (0.18 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore robbing nectar from large flowers in forest canopy. Gleans small spiders and soft-bodied insects … 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

Black-eared Fairy only

Hiçbiri

Allen's Hummingbird only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Black-eared Fairy

Şarkı

Soft, liquid notes in gentle cascade; flowing sequence of mellow tones with subtle tremolo in misty montane forest.

Allen's Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-eared Fairy

Widespread in Amazonian lowlands from the Guianas south through Brazil and west to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 0–700 m.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Black-eared Fairy

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Black-eared Fairy

A slender, elegant hummingbird (11-12 cm) with a long, forked tail, glittering green plumage, and bold black ear patches. Found in humid lowland forests from eastern Colombia and Venezuela through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Nectarivore of forest canopy. Named for its graceful flight.

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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