Anna's Hummingbird vs Mexican Sheartail

Calypte anna से तुलना Doricha eliza

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird Mexican Sheartail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Doricha eliza
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Near Threatened
लंबाई 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 7.7 cm (3.0 in)
वजन 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 2.5 g (0.09 oz)
आहार Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of dry scrub and coastal dunes, visiting Agave and Ipomoea flowers. Supplements with insects …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Mexican Sheartail
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Mexican Sheartail 7.7 cm
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Mexican Sheartail 2.5 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Anna's Hummingbird only

Mexican Sheartail 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

गीत

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.

Mexican Sheartail

गीत

Melodic, three-note ascending call; pure warm tones stepping upward smoothly, given clearly from tall 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.

Mexican Sheartail

Endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and Cozumel Island. Classified as Near Threatened due to habitat destruction.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Near Threatened

Mexican Sheartail

How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

पंख

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.

चोंच

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Mexican Sheartail

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.

Mexican Sheartail

A tiny hummingbird (8-9 cm) endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and Cozumel Island. Males have elongated, slender outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of coastal scrub and gardens. Classified as Near Threatened due to habitat destruction in its limited range.

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