Anna's Hummingbird vs Blue-headed Hummingbird

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Riccordia bicolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Blue-headed Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Riccordia bicolor
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
طول الجناح 12,0 cm (4.7 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 4,55 g (0.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Blue-headed Hummingbird
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Blue-headed Hummingbird
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Blue-headed Hummingbird 4,55 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Blue-headed 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-headed Hummingbird

الغناء

Melodic, rolling trill with bright bubbly quality; quick cheerful notes cascading pleasantly from prominent perch.

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-headed Hummingbird

Found on Dominica and Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. Resident in montane forest and gardens on both islands.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Near Threatened

Blue-headed 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-headed 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-headed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found on Dominica and Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. Bright green plumage with a blue head (males). Nectarivore of montane forest and gardens. One of only two hummingbird species on each island.

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