Anna's Hummingbird vs White-bellied Hummingbird

Calypte anna comparado com Elliotomyia chionogaster

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Anna's Hummingbird White-bellied Hummingbird
Nome científico Calypte anna Elliotomyia chionogaster
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) 5,525 g (0.19 oz)
Dieta Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
White-bellied Hummingbird
Envergadura
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
White-bellied Hummingbird
Peso
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
White-bellied Hummingbird 5,525 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Anna's Hummingbird only

White-bellied 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

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-bellied Hummingbird

Canto

Melodic, rolling phrase with rich bubbly timbre; warm notes tumbling loosely in pleasant continuous sequence.

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-bellied Hummingbird

Found in Andean highlands from Peru to Argentina at 2,000-4,000 m. Resident in montane scrub and Polylepis woodland.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

White-bellied 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

White-bellied 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.

White-bellied Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean highlands from Peru to Argentina at 2,000-4,000 m. Green plumage with white belly. Nectarivore of montane scrub, gardens, and Polylepis woodland. A common high-altitude hummingbird.

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