Little Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phaethornis longuemareus ile kıyaslandığında Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Little Hermit Allen's Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Phaethornis longuemareus Selasphorus sasin
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 8,6 cm (3.4 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Ağırlık 3,3 g (0.12 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Primarily nectar-feeding; uses exceptionally curved bill to access heliconia blossoms; supplements with 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

Little Hermit only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Little Hermit

Şarkı

Loud, ringing whistle with bold projection; clear single-pitch call carrying impressively across open montane grassland.

Allen's Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Little Hermit

Found from Trinidad and northern Venezuela west through much of Amazonia to Bolivia. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth near streams.

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

Little Hermit

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Little Hermit

Tuy

Tiny; bronze-green upperparts with rufous-buff rump band; buff underparts; pale buff supercilium and malar stripe bordering dark face mask; white-tipped elongated central tail feathers; Trinidad and Venezuela species.

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Little Hermit

A tiny hermit hummingbird (8-9 cm), one of the smallest hummingbirds. Found in humid forests from Mexico to Brazil and Trinidad. Green upperparts with rufous-buff underparts and a curved bill. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting small flowers along forest streams and trails.

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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