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title: "Allen's Hummingbird"
description: "Selasphorus sasin — Uccelli. Allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) is a species of hummingbird that breeds in the western United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/allen-s-hummingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Allen's Hummingbird

> Selasphorus sasin — Uccelli. Allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) is a species of hummingbird that breeds in the western United States.

- Scientific name: *Selasphorus sasin*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 26113
- Wikidata: [Q1262651](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1262651)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6359](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6359)

## Names

- en: Allen's Hummingbird
- de: Grünrücken-Zimtelfe
- es: Zumbador de Allen
- fr: Colibri d'Allen
- pt: Beija-flor-de-allen
- pl: Rudaczek kalifornijski

## Countries with the most observations

US (21353), MX (101)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen%27s_hummingbird

## Photo

![Allen's Hummingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/allen-s-hummingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256795686

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/allen-s-hummingbird?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).