Annakolibri vs Blue-headed Hummingbird

Calypte anna verglichen mit Riccordia bicolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Annakolibri Blue-headed Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calypte anna Riccordia bicolor
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Flügelspannweite 12,0 cm (4.7 in)
Gewicht 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 4,55 g (0.16 oz)
Ernährung Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Annakolibri 10,0 cm
Blue-headed Hummingbird
Flügelspannweite
Annakolibri 12,0 cm
Blue-headed Hummingbird
Gewicht
Annakolibri 4,3 g
Blue-headed Hummingbird 4,55 g

Habitat Comparison

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Blue-headed Hummingbird only

Annakolibri

Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, gardens, parks, and open woodland along the Pacific coast. One of few hummingbirds not fully migratory.

Song & Call Comparison

Annakolibri

Gesang

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.

Blue-headed Hummingbird

Gesang

Melodic, rolling trill with bright bubbly quality; quick cheerful notes cascading pleasantly from prominent perch.

Geographic Range & Migration

Annakolibri

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

Blue-headed Hummingbird

Found on Dominica and Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. Resident in montane forest and gardens on both islands.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Annakolibri

Near Threatened

Blue-headed Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Annakolibri

Gefieder

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.

Schnabel

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Blue-headed Hummingbird

About These Birds

Annakolibri

Der Annakolibri ist der häufigste Kolibri entlang der Pazifikküste und eine von nur drei Kolibriarten, die ganzjährig in den USA verweilen. Männchen zeigen spektakuläre Sturzflüge aus 40 Metern Höhe und fangen sich mit einem lauten, von den Schwanzfedern erzeugten Zwitschern ab. Nachts kann ihre Körpertemperatur nahezu auf Umgebungstemperatur absinken, um Energie zu sparen.

Blue-headed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found on Dominica and Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. Bright green plumage with a blue head (males). Nectarivore of montane forest and gardens. One of only two hummingbird species on each island.

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