Grey-tailed Mountain-gem vs Allen's Hummingbird

Lampornis cinereicauda ile kıyaslandığında Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Grey-tailed Mountain-gem Allen's Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Lampornis cinereicauda Selasphorus sasin
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 12,4 cm (4.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Ağırlık 5,425 g (0.19 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans small … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

Şarkı

Sharp, crackling chatter with percussive quality; rapid dry notes delivered forcefully near active territory boundary.

Allen's Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest of Costa Rica, primarily the Pacific slope Talamanca range. 1,200–2,400 m.

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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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

Tuy

Rufous-breasted Sabrewing: males glittering blue-violet gorget; metallic green; rufous breast patch; females green above; spotted

Allen's Hummingbird

Tuy

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

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About These Birds

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Talamanca highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,400-2,500 m. Males have green plumage with a grey tail. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Closely related to Purple-throated Mountain-gem.

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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