Anna's Hummingbird vs Volcano Hummingbird

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Selasphorus flammula

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Volcano Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Selasphorus flammula
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) 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 2,6999999999999997 g (0.10 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Highland nectarivore of Costa Rican volcanoes, feeding at Fuchsia and bromeliads. Captures small arthropods for …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Volcano Hummingbird
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Volcano Hummingbird 8,0 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Volcano Hummingbird 2,6999999999999997 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Volcano 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.

Volcano Hummingbird

الغناء

Sharp, crackling trill with percussive edge; rapid dry notes delivered forcefully during territorial encounter.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Volcano Hummingbird

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica at 1,800-3,500 m, particularly around volcanic peaks. Resident in páramo and elfin forest.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Volcano 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

Volcano 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.

Volcano Hummingbird

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica at 1,800-3,500 m, particularly around volcanic peaks. Males have a brilliantly colored gorget varying geographically from magenta to gray-purple. Nectarivore of páramo and high-elevation gardens.

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