Anna's Hummingbird vs Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Chrysuronia coeruleogularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
طول الجناح 12,0 cm (4.7 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 4,133333333333333 g (0.15 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on floral nectar in forest understory, hovering at Heliconia and bromeliads. Supplements with spiders …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird 4,133333333333333 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Anna's Hummingbird only

بلا

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird only

Anna's Hummingbird

Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, gardens, parks, and open woodland along the Pacific coast. One of few hummingbirds not fully migratory.

Song & Call Comparison

Anna's Hummingbird

الغناء

Male produces a complex, scratchy song with buzzy 'dzzzzt' notes. Gives a nasal 'chee-chee-chee'. Males sing year-round, even in winter; one of few hummingbirds with true song.

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

الغناء

High, thin chip note with silvery sibilant ending; soft twittering sequence given quietly during active foraging.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

Western North America from southern British Columbia along the Pacific coast to Baja California. Range has expanded northward.

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

Found in tropical lowlands from Honduras to Venezuela and Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean lowland habitats.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

الريش

Metallic bronze-green upperparts. Males have an iridescent rose-red crown and gorget. Females have green upperparts with grey underparts and a small red gorget patch.

المنقار

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

About These Birds

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's hummingbird is the most common hummingbird along the Pacific coast and one of only three species resident in the United States year-round. Males perform spectacular dive displays, plummeting from 40 meters and pulling up with a loud chirp produced by tail feathers. Their body temperature can drop to near ambient at night to conserve energy.

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in tropical lowlands from Honduras to Venezuela and Ecuador. Males have a deep sapphire-blue throat. Green body. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Found primarily in Caribbean lowland habitats.

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