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Allen's hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin (R. Lesson, 1829)

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The allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 3.14 g to 3.36 g and live up to 4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
Photo: Steve Berardi · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the allen's hummingbird

Weight
3.14 g – 3.36 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
5.92 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
19.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.01src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Where does the allen's hummingbird live?

Not recorded

What is the allen's hummingbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) is a species of hummingbird that breeds in the western United States. It is one of seven species in the genus Selasphorus.

From the Wikipedia article “Allen's hummingbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allen%27s_hummingbird&oldid=1376768073), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the allen's hummingbird endangered?

The allen's hummingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the allen's hummingbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusSelasphorus
  7. SpeciesSelasphorus sasin (R. Lesson, 1829)

Synonyms Ornismya sasin, Selasphorus alleni, Trochilus alleni

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • colibrí d'AllenCatalan
  • kalypta AllenovaCzech
  • kolibřík kalifornskýCzech
  • sïedn AllenWelsh
  • Allen´ DværgkolibriDanish
  • Allens DværgkolibriDanish
  • AllenkolibriGerman
  • Grünrücken-ZimtelfeGerman
  • kalifornia kolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí de AllenSpanish
  • Zumbador de AllenSpanish
  • keinukolibriFinnish
  • Calypte d'AllenFrench
  • Colibri d'AllenFrench
  • Colibri d’AllenFrench
  • kalifornijski kolibrićCroatian
  • Allen-kolibriHungarian
  • Colibrì di AllenItalian
  • アレンハチドリJapanese
  • arenhachidoriJapanese
  • Aleno selasforasLithuanian
  • Kalifornijas kolibriLatvian
  • Allens KolibrieDutch
  • chaparralkolibriNorwegian
  • rudaczek kalifornijskiPolish
  • colibri-de-allenPortuguese
  • Beija-flor-de-AllenPortuguese
  • beija-flor-de-dorso-verdePortuguese
  • Колибри АлленаRussian
  • Алленов колибриRussian
  • Селасфорус АлленаRussian
  • čmeľovec sasinSlovak
  • Alenov kolibriSerbian
  • Allens kolibriSwedish
  • kalifornienkolibriSwedish
  • Allen KolibrisiTurkish
  • колібрі-крихітка каліфорнійськийUkrainian
  • 亞倫煌蜂鳥Chinese
  • 艾氏煌蜂鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the allen's hummingbird

Other species in the same genus Selasphorus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the allen's hummingbird?

An adult allen's hummingbird weighs 3.14 g – 3.36 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the allen's hummingbird endangered?

The allen's hummingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the allen's hummingbird live?

The allen's hummingbird has a recorded lifespan of 4 years.

What kind of animal is the allen's hummingbird?

The allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{allens_hummingbird_2026,
  title = {Allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/allens-hummingbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}