Anna's Hummingbird vs Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Cynanthus doubledayi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Cynanthus doubledayi
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) 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 3,075 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird 10,0 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird 3,075 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Turquoise-crowned 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.

Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird

الغناء

Rapid, light twittering cascade; bright airy notes tumbling quickly in animated sequence during display.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird

Endemic to the Pacific slope of southern Mexico from Guerrero to Oaxaca. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Turquoise-crowned 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

Turquoise-crowned 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.

Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Pacific slope of southern Mexico from Guerrero to Oaxaca. Males have a turquoise-blue crown and green body. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest. A Mexican endemic with limited range.

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