Anna's Hummingbird vs Puerto Rican Emerald

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Riccordia maugaeus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Puerto Rican Emerald
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Riccordia maugaeus
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) 4,25 g (0.15 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Puerto Rican endemic nectarivore, visiting forest and garden flowers. Supplements nectar with insects and spiders …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Puerto Rican Emerald
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Puerto Rican Emerald
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Puerto Rican Emerald 4,25 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Anna's Hummingbird only

بلا

Puerto Rican Emerald 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.

Puerto Rican Emerald

الغناء

Thin, reedy trill with nasal overtone; soft chattering notes delivered continuously during rapid low flight.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Puerto Rican Emerald

Endemic to Puerto Rico. Resident across the island from coastal lowlands to mountain cloud forests.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Puerto Rican Emerald

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

Puerto Rican Emerald

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.

Puerto Rican Emerald

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to Puerto Rico. Bright emerald-green plumage. Nectarivore of forests, gardens, and plantations across the island. Puerto Rico's only endemic hummingbird. Found from coastal lowlands to mountain cloud forests.

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