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Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasinOrder: APODIFORMESFamily: Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Allen's Hummingbird Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Needle
  • Eye color: Brown iris
  • Head Pattern: Eyeline, Plain, Special (unique patterns or features)
  • Crown color: Green
  • Forehead color: Green
  • Nape Color: Green
  • Throat color: Red
  • Cere color:
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Allen's Hummingbird: Adult Male

Body

  • Length Range: 9 cm (3.75 in)
  • Weight: 2 g (0.1 oz)
  • Size: Size 1. Very Small (3 - 5 in)
  • Color: Green, White, Brown, Rufous or Rust
  • Underparts: White with red-brown on sides and flanks.
  • Upperparts: Green
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Allen's Hummingbird Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Hovers when feeding., Swift darting direct flight.
  • Wingspan Range: 12 cm (4.75 in)
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Red-brown
  • Under Tail: Red-brown
  • Leg color: Gray
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Family Hummingbird (Trochilidae)_blue
Species Selasphorus sasin
Length3.75 Inches
Wingspan4.75 Inches

Allen's Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird: Small, compact hummingbird; male has straight black bill, glittering green crown and back, white breast, and rufous sides, belly, rump, and tail. The throat (gorget) is iridescent copper-red. Feeeds on nectar, insects, spiders, and sap. Swift direct flight, hovers when feeding.

● Song: "zeeee chuppity-chup"

● Foraging & Feeding: Allen's Hummingbird: Long narrow bill and tongue allow it to obtain nectar from flowers. Also obtains protein from small insects. Consumes over twice its weight in nectar each day by feeding every 10 to 15 minutes and visiting as many as 1,000 flowers.

● Breeding & nesting: Allen's Hummingbird: Two white eggs are laid in a tiny, tightly woven cup built on a sheltered branch. Incubation ranges from 15 to 22 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Allen's Hummingbird: Male Rufous Hummingbird has less green on crown and back. Female Rufous Hummingbird is indistinguishable in appearance.

Flight Pattern

Hovers when feeding., Swift darting direct flight.
Allen's Hummingbird: Adult Male
● Range & Habitat: Allen's Hummingbird: Breeds along the coast from southern Oregon to southern California. Resident in southern California; winters in Mexico. Preferred habitats include coastal chaparral, brushlands, and edges of redwood forests.
BreedingSolitary nester, Semicolonial, Promiscuous
PopulationCommon to fairly common
MigrationNeotropical Migrant
Weight0.1 Ounces