Anna's Hummingbird vs White-tailed Goldenthroat

Calypte anna comparado com Polytmus guainumbi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Anna's Hummingbird White-tailed Goldenthroat
Nome científico Calypte anna Polytmus guainumbi
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) 11,8 cm (4.6 in)
Peso 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 4,7 g (0.17 oz)
Dieta Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of grassland and savanna flowers, particularly Heliconia and grasses. Catches small insects near water …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
White-tailed Goldenthroat
Envergadura
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
White-tailed Goldenthroat 11,8 cm
Peso
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
White-tailed Goldenthroat 4,7 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

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Anna's Hummingbird only

White-tailed Goldenthroat only

Anna's Hummingbird

Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, gardens, parks, and open woodland along the Pacific coast. One of few hummingbirds not fully migratory.

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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.

White-tailed Goldenthroat

Canto

Sharp, crackling chatter with percussive quality; rapid dry notes delivered emphatically near territorial boundary.

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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-tailed Goldenthroat

Widespread in open habitats, savannas, and forest edges across Trinidad and Venezuela south through Brazil to Bolivia and Argentina. 0–900 m.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

White-tailed Goldenthroat

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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

White-tailed Goldenthroat

Plumagem

Blue-headed Sapphire: metallic blue head and throat; bronzy-green body; white underparts with buff flanks; females paler with spotted throat

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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-tailed Goldenthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) with golden-green throat and breast, found in open savannas and cerrado from Venezuela to Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. Long, slightly curved bill. Nectarivore of open country flowers. Named for its glittering golden throat plumage.

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