Anna's Hummingbird vs Plain-bellied Emerald

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Chrysuronia leucogaster

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Plain-bellied Emerald
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Chrysuronia leucogaster
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) 4,42 g (0.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on floral nectar in Amazonian gallery forest. Supplements with insects and spiders caught during …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Plain-bellied Emerald
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Plain-bellied Emerald
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Plain-bellied Emerald 4,42 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Anna's Hummingbird only

بلا

Plain-bellied Emerald only

بلا

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.

Plain-bellied Emerald

الغناء

Rapid, light twittering cascade; bright airy notes tumbling quickly in animated sequence above tropical flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Plain-bellied Emerald

Found in humid forests from the Guianas through Amazonia to eastern Brazil. Resident in lowland terra firme forest.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Plain-bellied Emerald

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

Plain-bellied Emerald

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.

Plain-bellied Emerald

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests from the Guianas through Amazonia to eastern Brazil. White belly, green plumage. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Found primarily in lowland terra firme forest.

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