Breeding Location:
Bushes, shrubs, and thickets, Scrub vegetation areas
Breeding Type:
Solitary nester, Semicolonial, Promiscuous
Breeding Population:
Common to fairly common
Egg Color:
White
Number of Eggs:
2
Incubation Days:
15 - 22
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Moss, stems, weeds, and plant down.
Migration:
Neotropical Migrant
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Overview
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.
Range and 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.
Breeding and 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.
Foraging and 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.
Readily Eats
Sugar Water, Commercial instant nectars
Vocalization
Allen's Hummingbird: Calls include a low "chup" and an excited "zeeee chuppity-chup."
Similar Species
Allen's Hummingbird: Male Rufous Hummingbird has less green on crown and back. Female Rufous Hummingbird is indistinguishable in appearance.
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