Mountain Avocetbill vs Allen's Hummingbird

Opisthoprora euryptera ile kıyaslandığında Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Mountain Avocetbill Allen's Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Opisthoprora euryptera Selasphorus sasin
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 12,6 cm (5.0 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Ağırlık 6,4 g (0.23 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of high montane forest; upturned bill tip accesses pendant epiphyte flowers. Gleans small 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

Hiçbiri

Mountain Avocetbill only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Mountain Avocetbill

Şarkı

Thin, high-pitched twittering; delicate cascade of light notes with silvery quality delivered during aerial foraging.

Allen's Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Mountain Avocetbill

Found on both Andean slopes in Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest at 2,000–3,200 m elevation. Uncommon.

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

Mountain Avocetbill

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Mountain Avocetbill

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) with a distinctive upturned bill tip, unique among hummingbirds. Green plumage. Found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,400-3,500 m. Nectarivore specializing in pendant flowers. The only member of its genus.

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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