Anna's Hummingbird vs Talamanca Hummingbird

Calypte anna से तुलना Eugenes spectabilis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird Talamanca Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Eugenes spectabilis
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 12.0 cm (4.7 in)
वजन 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 9.025 g (0.32 oz)
आहार Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forest; forages at diverse highland flowers. Takes small …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Talamanca Hummingbird
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Talamanca Hummingbird
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Talamanca Hummingbird 9.025 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Anna's Hummingbird only

Talamanca 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

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.

Talamanca Hummingbird

गीत

Melodic, ascending whistle with bright character; pure tones rising smoothly in cheerful morning territorial song.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Talamanca Hummingbird

Found in cloud forest and highland scrub in the Talamanca mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. 1,500–3,200 m.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Talamanca Hummingbird

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

Talamanca 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.

Talamanca Hummingbird

A large hummingbird (13 cm) found in cloud forests of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have a blue-green throat. Recently split from Magnificent Hummingbird. Nectarivore of montane forest edges and gardens. A Central American highland endemic.

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