Anna's Hummingbird vs Dusky Hummingbird

Calypte anna comparado com Phaeoptila sordida

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Anna's Hummingbird Dusky Hummingbird
Nome científico Calypte anna Phaeoptila sordida
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Envergadura 12,0 cm (4.7 in)
Peso 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 3,9199999999999995 g (0.14 oz)
Dieta Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from dry-forest flowers and flowering cacti in Mexico. Supplements diet with insects …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Dusky Hummingbird
Envergadura
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Dusky Hummingbird
Peso
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Dusky Hummingbird 3,9199999999999995 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Anna's Hummingbird only

Dusky Hummingbird only

Nenhum

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

Canto

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.

Dusky Hummingbird

Canto

High, crystalline notes in animated phrase; clear bright tones cascading smoothly in lively vocal display.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Dusky Hummingbird

Endemic to arid regions of central and southern Mexico. Resident in dry scrub and thorn forest from Puebla to Oaxaca.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Dusky Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

Plumagem

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.

Bico

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Dusky 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.

Dusky Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to arid regions of central and southern Mexico. Dull olive-grey plumage, unusually drab for a hummingbird. Long, slightly decurved bill. Nectarivore of dry scrub and thorn forest. Adapted to xeric habitats.

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