Anna's Hummingbird vs Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Calypte anna comparé à Schistes albogularis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Anna's Hummingbird Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird
Nom scientifique Calypte anna Schistes albogularis
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) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Poids 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 3,925 g (0.14 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore visiting Centropogon and other understory flowers in Andean foothills. Gleans small insects from flowers …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird
Envergure
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Poids
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird 3,925 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Anna's Hummingbird only

Western Wedge-billed 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

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.

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Chant

Bright, musical series of ascending notes; cheerful rising phrase with clear quality delivered repeatedly at dawn.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Found on the western Andean slope in Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest at 900–2,100 m elevation. Resident.

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

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

Western Wedge-billed 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.

Western Wedge-billed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with a distinctive wedge-shaped bill and white throat. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Recently split from Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird.

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