Allen’s Hummingbird and Rufous-Hummingbird males both sport an orange gorget and are nearly identical, but their ranges differ considerably. While Allen’s breeds along the California coast and just into Oregon, Rufous’s range begins in Oregon and extends all the way into Alaska.
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Allen’s Hummingbird
San Juan Capistrano Mission, CA
August 3, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Allen’s Hummingbird
San Juan Capistrano Mission, CA
August 3, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Allen’s Hummingbird – young male
San Gabriel Mountains, CA
June 9, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Allen’s Hummingbird – immature
Tijuana River Valley Bird & Butterfly Garden, San Diego, CA
September 5, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Allen’s Hummingbird – immature
Tijuana River Valley Bird & Butterfly Garden, San Diego, CA
September 5, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Allen’s Hummingbird – female (note mini-gorget)
Tijuana River Valley Bird & Butterfly Garden, San Diego, CA
September 5, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Allen’s Hummingbird (Channel Islands sedentarius subspecies)
Santa Catalina Island, California
May 13, 2016©John Schwarz
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Allen’s Hummingbird (Channel Islands sedentarius subspecies)
Santa Catalina Island, California
May 13, 2016©John Schwarz
