Anna's Hummingbird vs Rufous Hummingbird

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus rufus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Selasphorus rufus
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) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 3,72 g (0.13 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Highly migratory nectarivore visiting a wide diversity of western North American flowers. Supplements with insects …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Rufous Hummingbird
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Rufous Hummingbird 8,1 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Rufous Hummingbird 3,72 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Rufous 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.

Rufous Hummingbird

الغناء

Soft, liquid notes with gentle melancholy; mellow flowing sequence with subtle sadness in quiet 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.

Rufous Hummingbird

Breeds from Alaska south to Oregon. Migrates up to 6,400 km to winter in Mexico, the longest migration relative to body size of any bird.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Near Threatened

Rufous 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

Rufous 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.

Rufous Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) known for its extraordinary migration, traveling up to 6,400 km between breeding grounds in Alaska and wintering areas in Mexico. Males have a brilliant orange-red gorget. The longest migration relative to body size of any bird.

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