White-whiskered Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird
Phaethornis yaruqui ile kıyaslandığında Selasphorus sasin
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Özellik | White-whiskered Hermit | Allen's Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| Bilimsel Ad | Phaethornis yaruqui | Selasphorus sasin |
| Takım | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familya | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| Koruma Durumu | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Uzunluk | — | — |
| Kanat Açıklığı | 11,9 cm (4.7 in) | 8,1 cm (3.2 in) |
| Ağırlık | 5,416666666666667 g (0.19 oz) | 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) |
| Beslenme | Nectarivore of dense undergrowth flowers. Regularly hawks small flying insects and gleans spiders to meet … | Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … |
| Kuluçka Büyüklüğü | 2 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
White-whiskered Hermit
Gentle, melodic warbling with flowing phrases; notes weaving smoothly in quiet musical progression through dappled forest.
Allen's Hummingbird
Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged low buzzing sound carrying well across broad coastal mangroves.
Geographic Range & Migration
White-whiskered Hermit
Endemic to the Pacific slope of Ecuador and northwestern Colombia in lowland humid forest. Sea level to 800 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
White-whiskered Hermit
Allen's Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
White-whiskered Hermit
Eastern Long-tailed Hermit: forked blue-black tail; iridescent blue-green above; white postocular stripe; buff-white underparts; decurved bill
Allen's Hummingbird
Fiery-throated Hummingbird (alt): males with brilliant multicolored gorget; metallic green above; females duller; pale buff below
About These Birds
White-whiskered Hermit
A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (13-15 cm) found in humid foothill forests of western Colombia and Ecuador. Dark plumage with white whisker-like throat stripes and long, white-tipped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. A specialist of Chocó rainforest habitats.
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.