Anna's Hummingbird vs White-throated Mountain-gem

Calypte anna से तुलना Lampornis castaneoventris

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird White-throated Mountain-gem
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Lampornis castaneoventris
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) 12.2 cm (4.8 in)
वजन 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 5.58 g (0.20 oz)
आहार Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Costa Rican highlands; visits diverse cloud-forest flowers. Supplements diet with small insects and …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
White-throated Mountain-gem
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
White-throated Mountain-gem 12.2 cm
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
White-throated Mountain-gem 5.58 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Anna's Hummingbird only

White-throated Mountain-gem 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.

White-throated Mountain-gem

गीत

Thin, reedy trill with wavering quality; soft rapid notes with gentle tremolo effect given from cover.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

White-throated Mountain-gem

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama in cloud forest. 1,200–2,800 m. Resident.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

White-throated Mountain-gem

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

White-throated Mountain-gem

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.

White-throated Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,000-2,500 m. Males have a white throat and chestnut belly. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. A Talamanca-Chiriquí endemic.

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