Anna's Hummingbird vs Green-tailed Goldenthroat

Calypte anna comparé à Polytmus theresiae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Anna's Hummingbird Green-tailed Goldenthroat
Nom scientifique Calypte anna Polytmus theresiae
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Envergure 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 11,3 cm (4.4 in)
Poids 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 3,575 g (0.13 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of open wetland margins and savanna; forages at diverse flower types. Takes tiny flies …
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Green-tailed Goldenthroat
Envergure
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Green-tailed Goldenthroat 11,3 cm
Poids
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Green-tailed Goldenthroat 3,575 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Anna's Hummingbird only

Green-tailed Goldenthroat 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

Chant

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.

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

Chant

Rough, grating buzz with coarse texture; sustained low-pitched trill with vibrating quality audible over some distance.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

Found in open savanna and forest edges of the Guianas and Amazonian Venezuela and Brazil. Sea level to 600 m.

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

Plumage

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.

Bec

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

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.

Green-tailed Goldenthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid lowland forests and edges from the Guianas through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Green plumage with a golden-green throat and greenish tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings.

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