Blue-capped Puffleg vs Allen's Hummingbird

Eriocnemis glaucopoides 对比 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Blue-capped Puffleg Allen's Hummingbird
学名 Eriocnemis glaucopoides Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 10.1 cm (4.0 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
体重 3.75 g (0.13 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Colombian Andes; fluffy leg tufts show during hover at Ericaceae blooms. Gleans small … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Blue-capped Puffleg only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Blue-capped Puffleg

鸣唱

Buzzy, high-pitched trill barely audible; rapid soft vibration with insect-like quality during hovering near blossoms.

Allen's Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-capped Puffleg

Endemic to Argentina and adjacent Bolivia in high Andean scrub and puna at 2,600–4,200 m elevation.

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

Blue-capped Puffleg

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Blue-capped Puffleg

蓝冠毛腿蜂鸟,体长10-11厘米。分布于玻利维亚至阿根廷西北部。最南端的毛腿蜂鸟物种。

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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