Velvet-purple Coronet vs Allen's Hummingbird

Boissonneaua jardini so với Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Velvet-purple Coronet Allen's Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Boissonneaua jardini Selasphorus sasin
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 15,0 cm (5.9 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Khối Lượng 9,4 g (0.33 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Heliconia. Supplements with small arthropods. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Velvet-purple Coronet only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Velvet-purple Coronet

Tiếng Hót

Harsh, grating screech with urgent tone; sudden loud rough call given sharply during aerial chase encounter.

Allen's Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Velvet-purple Coronet

Found on the Pacific slope of the Andes in Colombia and northwestern Ecuador in cloud forest. 500–1,800 m.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Velvet-purple Coronet

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Velvet-purple Coronet

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in cloud forests of western Colombia and Ecuador at 1,200-2,400 m. Males have dark velvety-purple plumage with green iridescence. Nectarivore of Chocó cloud forest. A striking, dark-plumaged hummingbird.

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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