Anna's Hummingbird vs Green-fronted Hummingbird

Calypte anna से तुलना Leucolia viridifrons

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird Green-fronted Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Leucolia viridifrons
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) 6.166666666666667 g (0.22 oz)
आहार Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Green-fronted Hummingbird
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Green-fronted Hummingbird
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Green-fronted Hummingbird 6.166666666666667 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Anna's Hummingbird only

Green-fronted 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.

Green-fronted Hummingbird

गीत

Deep, hollow churring resonant sound; low-frequency buzzing trill carrying well through humid forest edge.

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-fronted Hummingbird

Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Sonora to Oaxaca. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Green-fronted 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

Green-fronted 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.

Green-fronted Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Sonora to Oaxaca. Males have a green forehead and white breast. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub. A Mexican endemic.

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