Needle-billed Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phaethornis philippii so với Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Needle-billed Hermit Allen's Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Phaethornis philippii Selasphorus sasin
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 11,4 cm (4.5 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Khối Lượng 4,9 g (0.17 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein. 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

Needle-billed Hermit only

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Allen's Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Needle-billed Hermit

Tiếng Hót

Soft, whispered twittering with delicate quality; barely audible sequence of minute high notes almost lost in ambient sound.

Allen's Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Needle-billed Hermit

Found in lowland rainforest of Peru and adjacent Bolivia in the upper Amazon basin. Sea level to 600 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

Needle-billed Hermit

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Needle-billed Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in humid lowland forests from eastern Peru to western Brazil. Green plumage with rufous underparts and an unusually straight, needle-like bill for a hermit. Nectarivore of Amazonian forest undergrowth.

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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