Anna's Hummingbird vs Blue-chested Hummingbird

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Polyerata amabilis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Blue-chested Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Polyerata amabilis
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) 4,15 g (0.15 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. Takes small insects …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Blue-chested Hummingbird
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Blue-chested Hummingbird
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Blue-chested Hummingbird 4,15 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Blue-chested 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.

Blue-chested Hummingbird

الغناء

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged low buzzing sound carrying well through broad-leafed tropical forest.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Blue-chested Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean lowland forests.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Blue-chested 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

Blue-chested 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.

Blue-chested Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Males have a bright blue breast patch. Green plumage. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Found primarily in Caribbean lowland forests.

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