Blue-bearded Helmetcrest vs Allen's Hummingbird

Oxypogon cyanolaemus so với Selasphorus sasin

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Blue-bearded Helmetcrest Allen's Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Oxypogon cyanolaemus Selasphorus sasin
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Endangered Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 14,0 cm (5.5 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Khối Lượng 4,8 g (0.17 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Venezuelan páramo; forages at Espeletia and Ericaceae blooms in cold conditions. Catches small … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
Số Trứng -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest only

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest

Tiếng Hót

Rapid, mechanical clicking in even rhythm; dry staccato notes forming continuous even sequence typical of swift.

Allen's Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in high páramo at 3,000–4,600 m. Critically endangered.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Endangered

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest

Bộ Lông

Blue-chested Hummingbird: males with glittering blue-green gorget; metallic bronze-green above; females green above; buff underparts

Allen's Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

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

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About These Birds

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest

A small hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 3,500-4,700 m. Males have a blue beard and erect crest. Critically Endangered due to extremely restricted páramo habitat on an isolated mountain range.

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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