Gorgeted Woodstar vs Allen's Hummingbird

Chaetocercus heliodor 对比 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Gorgeted Woodstar Allen's Hummingbird
学名 Chaetocercus heliodor Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 6.1 cm (2.4 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
体重 2.225 g (0.08 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of subtropical Andean slopes, visiting diverse flowering herbs. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Gorgeted Woodstar only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Woodstar

鸣唱

High, thin whistle barely perceptible; delicate sustained note at extreme frequency, rarely detectable by human ear.

Allen's Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Gorgeted Woodstar

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Ecuador at 800-2,200 m elevation. Resident in montane forest edges.

Allen's Hummingbird

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

保护状况

Least Concern

Gorgeted Woodstar

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Gorgeted Woodstar

太阳木星蜂鸟 (Chaetocercus heliodor),体长约6厘米。雄鸟喉部闪亮蓝紫色,体羽绿色,尾短而分叉。分布于委内瑞拉和哥伦比亚的安第斯山脉北段。栖息于山地森林和灌丛。以花蜜为主食,也捕食小昆虫。

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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