Anna's Hummingbird vs Canivet's Emerald

Calypte anna से तुलना Cynanthus canivetii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird Canivet's Emerald
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Cynanthus canivetii
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) 2.4000000000000004 g (0.08 oz)
आहार Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. Takes small insects …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Canivet's Emerald
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Canivet's Emerald
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Canivet's Emerald 2.4000000000000004 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Anna's Hummingbird only

Canivet's Emerald only

कोई नहीं

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.

Canivet's Emerald

गीत

Sharp, emphatic chip repeated persistently; clean staccato note with forceful attack during territorial announcement.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Canivet's Emerald

Found from southern Mexico through Central America to Costa Rica. Resident in forest edges and gardens at various elevations.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Canivet's Emerald

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

Canivet's Emerald

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.

Canivet's Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found from Mexico through Central America to Costa Rica. Brilliant emerald-green plumage with a short, straight bill. Nectarivore of forest edges, gardens, and second growth. One of the most common small hummingbirds in Central America.

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