Anna's Hummingbird vs Blue-vented Hummingbird

Calypte anna से तुलना Saucerottia hoffmanni

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird Blue-vented Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Saucerottia hoffmanni
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Not Evaluated
लंबाई 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 12.0 cm (4.7 in)
वजन 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 4.85 g (0.17 oz)
आहार Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from Costa Rican lowland forest flowers and gardens. Supplements diet with small …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Blue-vented Hummingbird
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Blue-vented Hummingbird
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Blue-vented Hummingbird 4.85 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Anna's Hummingbird only

Blue-vented 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.

Blue-vented Hummingbird

गीत

Harsh, nasal chatter with emphatic delivery; rough buzzy notes delivered rapidly with coarse texture.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Blue-vented Hummingbird

Found in dry to semi-humid habitats from Honduras to Costa Rica. Resident in gardens and forest edges.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Blue-vented 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

Blue-vented 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.

Blue-vented Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in dry to semi-humid habitats from Honduras to Costa Rica. Green plumage with blue vent. Nectarivore of gardens, scrub, and forest edges. Named after the German naturalist Karl Hoffmann. A Central American near-endemic.

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