Green-tailed Goldenthroat vs Allen's Hummingbird

Polytmus theresiae 对比 Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Green-tailed Goldenthroat Allen's Hummingbird
学名 Polytmus theresiae Selasphorus sasin
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 11.3 cm (4.4 in) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
体重 3.575 g (0.13 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of open wetland margins and savanna; forages at diverse flower types. Takes tiny flies … 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

Green-tailed Goldenthroat only

Allen's Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

鸣唱

Rough, grating buzz with coarse texture; sustained low-pitched trill with vibrating quality audible over some distance.

Allen's Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

Found in open savanna and forest edges of the Guianas and Amazonian Venezuela and Brazil. Sea level to 600 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

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid lowland forests and edges from the Guianas through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Green plumage with a golden-green throat and greenish tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings.

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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