Anna's Hummingbird vs Scintillant Hummingbird

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus scintilla

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Scintillant Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Selasphorus scintilla
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) 6,6 cm (2.6 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 2,188 g (0.08 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from low-elevation Costa Rican scrub flowers. Supplements diet with tiny insects and …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Scintillant Hummingbird
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Scintillant Hummingbird 6,6 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Scintillant Hummingbird 2,188 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Scintillant 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.

Scintillant Hummingbird

الغناء

Soft, sibilant twittering with airy quality; high light notes cascading gently near flowering vegetation.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Scintillant Hummingbird

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 900-2,000 m elevation. Resident in cloud forest edges.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Scintillant 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

Scintillant 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.

Scintillant Hummingbird

One of the world's smallest hummingbirds (6-7 cm). Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 900-2,000 m. Males have a flaming orange-red gorget. Nectarivore of cloud forest edges and mountain gardens. Weighs only 2-3 grams.

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