Anna's Hummingbird vs Olive-spotted Hummingbird

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Talaphorus chlorocercus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Olive-spotted Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Talaphorus chlorocercus
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) 4,85 g (0.17 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
Olive-spotted Hummingbird
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Olive-spotted Hummingbird
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Olive-spotted Hummingbird 4,85 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Olive-spotted 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.

Olive-spotted Hummingbird

الغناء

Melodic, descending phrase with warm rich timbre; smooth notes flowing warmly downward in relaxed sequence.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Olive-spotted Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forests from Colombia to Peru and western Brazil. Resident in western Amazonian lowlands.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Olive-spotted 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

Olive-spotted 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.

Olive-spotted Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Colombia to Peru and western Brazil. Green plumage with olive spots on flanks. Nectarivore of forest edges and river-edge habitats. An uncommon species of western Amazonian lowlands.

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