Anna's Hummingbird vs Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Phaeochroa cuvierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Scaly-breasted Sabrewing
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Phaeochroa cuvierii
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) 8,959999999999999 g (0.32 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Scaly-breasted Sabrewing
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Scaly-breasted Sabrewing
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Scaly-breasted Sabrewing 8,959999999999999 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Anna's Hummingbird only

بلا

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing 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.

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

الغناء

Sharp, emphatic chip note with bright projection; single clean staccato sound repeated persistently near territory.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

Found in humid forests from Guatemala to Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth and edges.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

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

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

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.

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid forests from Guatemala to Colombia and Venezuela. Green plumage with a scaly breast pattern. Large bill. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges, visiting banana flowers. The only member of its genus.

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