Anna's Hummingbird vs Green-and-white Hummingbird

Calypte anna से तुलना Elliotomyia viridicauda

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird Green-and-white Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Elliotomyia viridicauda
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) 5.8500000000000005 g (0.21 oz)
आहार Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore specialising in tubular blossoms; supplements the floral nectar diet with tiny insects and spiders …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Green-and-white Hummingbird
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Green-and-white Hummingbird
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Green-and-white Hummingbird 5.8500000000000005 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Anna's Hummingbird only

Green-and-white 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-and-white Hummingbird

गीत

Rough, buzzy chatter with coarse texture; harsh series of notes delivered emphatically near territory boundary.

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-and-white Hummingbird

Found in humid Andean forests of Peru at 1,500-3,000 m. A Peruvian near-endemic of cloud forest.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Green-and-white 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-and-white 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-and-white Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid Andean forests of Peru at 1,500-3,000 m. Green plumage with white breast and green-tipped tail. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. A Peruvian near-endemic.

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