Anna's Hummingbird vs Violet Sabrewing

Calypte anna से तुलना Campylopterus hemileucurus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird Violet Sabrewing
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Campylopterus hemileucurus
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) 15.1 cm (5.9 in)
वजन 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 11.025 g (0.39 oz)
आहार Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Large sabrewing; feeds on nectar from Heliconia and bromeliads in humid forest. Supplements with insects …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Violet Sabrewing
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Violet Sabrewing 15.1 cm
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Violet Sabrewing 11.025 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Anna's Hummingbird only

Violet Sabrewing 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.

Violet Sabrewing

गीत

Deep, resonant trill with powerful bass quality; low-frequency churring vibrating through dense forest canopy.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Violet Sabrewing

Found in humid montane forests from southern Mexico to Panama at 500-2,500 m. Resident in cloud forest undergrowth.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Violet Sabrewing

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

Violet Sabrewing

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.

Violet Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (14-15 cm), the largest hummingbird in Central America. Males have brilliant violet-purple plumage with white outer tail feathers. Found in humid montane forests from Mexico to Panama. Nectarivore of cloud forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia and banana flowers.

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