OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Selasphorus ("flame carrying") sasin (Wakashan or Nootka name of hummingbird sp)
Juvenile Allen's Hummingbird (subspecies S. s. sasin) at Berkeley, California - September 2022
Featured Subspecies: Selaphorus sasin sasin
Weight: 3g / Length: 8-9cm / Wingspan: 11cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Allen's Hummingbird is an absolutely tiny birds, only heavier than the worlds smallest bird by a approximately 400 milligrams. They breed on a coastal strip from central Oregon to Southern California, Wintering in a comparatively small area centred around Mexico City. The adult males are substantially more dramatically coloured than the juvenile we saw in the Berkeley Botanic Gardens - being largely opper and irridescent green in colour!
Related Species:
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Selasphorus
SUBSPECIES: S. s. sasin, S. s. sedentarius
- Sighting Locations -
Breeds near the coast in California and Oregon
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at Berkeley
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