Allen's Hummingbird vs Violet-chested Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin so với Sternoclyta cyanopectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Allen's Hummingbird Violet-chested Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Selasphorus sasin Sternoclyta cyanopectus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 8,1 cm (3.2 in) 14,0 cm (5.5 in)
Khối Lượng 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 7,816666666666667 g (0.28 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and large epiphyte flowers. Supplements with small arthropods.
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Allen's Hummingbird only

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Violet-chested Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

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

Violet-chested Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged buzzing sound carrying well across Andean scrub habitat at low frequency.

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.

Violet-chested Hummingbird

Found in humid montane forest of the coastal Cordillera and tepuis of Venezuela at 1,000–2,200 m elevation.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Violet-chested Hummingbird

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.

Violet-chested Hummingbird

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the coastal mountains of northern Venezuela at 900-2,500 m. Males have a striking violet-blue breast. Nectarivore of montane forest and coffee plantations. A range-restricted Venezuelan endemic.

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