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Allen's Hummingbird

selasphorus sasin

Description:

sounded like an Anna's Hummingbird but has too much rufus in it.

Habitat:

Bolsa Chica wetlands.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Allen's hummingbird
selasphorus sasin


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5 Comments

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Yes the two are hard to tell apart. Most experts would almost have to catch them and ID by tail feathers or catch the tail feathers in a photograph. But I haven't seen much listed for Rufous.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

I agree, Allen's Hummingbird is sighted in that area right now as well as Anna's.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

could be a Male Allen's.

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

hard to tell, but my best guess is an allen's hummingbird, although it's possible that it could be a rufous hummingbird

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Huntington Beach, California, USA

Spotted on Feb 3, 2014
Submitted on Feb 3, 2014

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