Anna's Hummingbird vs Wine-throated Hummingbird

Calypte anna comparé à Selasphorus ellioti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Anna's Hummingbird Wine-throated Hummingbird
Nom scientifique Calypte anna Selasphorus ellioti
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)
Poids 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Central American montane forest, visiting flowering epiphytes. Supplements with insects and spiders caught …
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Wine-throated Hummingbird
Envergure
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Wine-throated Hummingbird
Poids
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Wine-throated Hummingbird 3,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Anna's Hummingbird only

Wine-throated 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.

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Chant

Melodic, descending two-note call; pure warm tones stepping down smoothly, given repeatedly from perch.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Resident in cloud forest and elfin woodland.

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Wine-throated 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

Wine-throated 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.

Wine-throated Hummingbird

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have a wine-red/magenta gorget. Nectarivore of cloud forest and elfin woodland edges. A Central American highland endemic.

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