Anna's Hummingbird vs Tumbes Hummingbird

Calypte anna comparado com Thaumasius baeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Anna's Hummingbird Tumbes Hummingbird
Nome científico Calypte anna Thaumasius baeri
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) 4,5249999999999995 g (0.16 oz)
Dieta Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on floral nectar in forest understory, hovering at Heliconia and bromeliads. Supplements with spiders …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Tumbes Hummingbird
Envergadura
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Tumbes Hummingbird
Peso
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Tumbes Hummingbird 4,5249999999999995 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Anna's Hummingbird only

Tumbes 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.

Tumbes Hummingbird

Canto

Deep, resonant churring trill with powerful bass; low buzzing sound vibrating impressively in open forest.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Tumbes Hummingbird

Found in arid Tumbesian scrub of western Peru and southwestern Ecuador. Resident in dry forest and coastal scrub.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Tumbes 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

Tumbes 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.

Tumbes Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in arid Tumbesian scrub of western Peru and southwestern Ecuador. Green plumage with buff underparts. Nectarivore of dry forest and scrub. Named after the collector Karl Ernst von Baer. An arid-zone specialist.

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