Allen's Hummingbird vs Green-backed Firecrown

Selasphorus sasin 对比 Sephanoides sephaniodes

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Allen's Hummingbird Green-backed Firecrown
学名 Selasphorus sasin Sephanoides sephaniodes
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 8.1 cm (3.2 in) 12.0 cm (4.7 in)
体重 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz) 6.583333333333333 g (0.23 oz)
食性 Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with … Nectarivore foraging at diverse temperate-zone flowers in Chile and Argentina, including Fuchsia and Embothrium. Takes …
产卵数 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Allen's Hummingbird only

Green-backed Firecrown only

Song & Call Comparison

Allen's Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

Green-backed Firecrown

鸣唱

Crisp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with precision and musical elegance at dawn.

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.

Green-backed Firecrown

Found along the length of Chile and western Argentina in temperate forest and scrub. Sea level to 2,000 m. Migratory.

保护状况

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Green-backed Firecrown

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.

Green-backed Firecrown

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in temperate forests of southern South America from central Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. Green plumage with coppery-green crown. The southernmost hummingbird species, tolerating sub-zero temperatures. Nectarivore of native Fuchsia and Embothrium.

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