Reddish Hermit vs Allen's Hummingbird

Phaethornis ruber 对比 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Reddish Hermit Allen's Hummingbird
学名 Phaethornis ruber Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 6.6 cm (2.6 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
体重 2.4 g (0.08 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of dense undergrowth flowers. Regularly hawks small flying insects and gleans spiders to meet … 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

Reddish Hermit only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Reddish Hermit

鸣唱

Thin, reedy whistle with slightly nasal quality; soft sustained note barely wavering, issued from dense shrub cover.

Allen's Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Reddish Hermit

Widespread in humid lowland forests from the Guianas south through Amazonian Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. Found at 0–900 m.

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

Reddish Hermit

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Reddish Hermit

A tiny hermit hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in humid forests from the Guianas through Amazonia to Brazil and Bolivia. Rufous-brown plumage overall with a curved bill. Nectarivore of dense forest undergrowth. Visits tiny flowers near the forest floor. One of the smallest hermits.

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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