Grey-chinned Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phaethornis griseogularis so với Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Grey-chinned Hermit Allen's Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Phaethornis griseogularis Selasphorus sasin
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 6,9 cm (2.7 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Khối Lượng 2,4166666666666665 g (0.09 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore visiting Heliconia, Costus, and banana flowers along forest understory routes. Takes small insects opportunistically. Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Grey-chinned Hermit only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey-chinned Hermit

Tiếng Hót

Sharp, high chip followed by buzzy rattling trill; two-part call with emphatic onset and rough, cascading continuation.

Allen's Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Grey-chinned Hermit

Found along the Andes foothills and adjacent lowlands in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru at 300–1,800 m elevation.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Grey-chinned Hermit

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Grey-chinned Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Peru at 500-2,000 m elevation. Grey chin, green plumage, and rufous underparts. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Taxonomy complex, with several subspecies sometimes treated as separate species.

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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