Allen's Hummingbird vs Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Selasphorus sasin ile kıyaslandığında Urosticte benjamini

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Allen's Hummingbird Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Bilimsel Ad Selasphorus sasin Urosticte benjamini
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 8,1 cm (3.2 in) 10,1 cm (4.0 in)
Ağırlık 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 4,0 g (0.14 oz)
Beslenme Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore of Ecuadorian and Colombian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and epiphyte flowers. Gleans small arthropods.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Allen's Hummingbird only

Hiçbiri

Purple-bibbed Whitetip only

Hiçbiri

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Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Şarkı

Rough, buzzy chatter with energetic rhythm; coarse notes delivered rapidly with distinctive raw texture near territory.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Found on the western and central Andes of Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest. 800–2,000 m elevation.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

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How to Tell Them Apart

Allen's Hummingbird

Tuy

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

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

Tuy

Buff-winged Starfrontlet (alt): tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green; buff wing stripe; females green above; spots

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About These Birds

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.

Purple-bibbed Whitetip

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Ecuador at 1,000-2,400 m. Green plumage with purple bib and white tail tips. Nectarivore of montane forest undergrowth and edges. Named whitetip for the white-tipped tail feathers.

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