Mexican Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phaethornis mexicanus ile kıyaslandığında Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Mexican Hermit Allen's Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Phaethornis mexicanus Selasphorus sasin
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 13,4 cm (5.3 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Ağırlık 4,5 g (0.16 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore adapted to curved corolla flowers via trap-lining. Supplements nectar with small spiders caught near … 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

Mexican Hermit only

Hiçbiri

Allen's Hummingbird only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Mexican Hermit

Şarkı

Rapid, buzzy trill rising in pitch; ascending cascade of rough notes gaining speed and urgency before abrupt stop.

Allen's Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Mexican Hermit

Endemic to northwestern Mexico in Sinaloa, Jalisco, and Nayarit in dry tropical forest. Sea level to 1,200 m elevation.

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

Mexican Hermit

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Mexican Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (13-14 cm) endemic to the Pacific slope of western Mexico from Nayarit to Oaxaca. Green plumage with buff underparts and long, white-tipped tail. Nectarivore of tropical dry and humid forests. Recently split from Long-billed Hermit.

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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