Anna's Hummingbird vs Wine-throated Hummingbird

Calypte anna से तुलना Selasphorus ellioti

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird Wine-throated Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Selasphorus ellioti
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) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
आहार 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 …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Wine-throated Hummingbird
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Wine-throated Hummingbird
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Wine-throated Hummingbird 3.0 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

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

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.

Wine-throated Hummingbird

गीत

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.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Wine-throated 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

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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