Anna's Hummingbird vs Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Chrysolampis mosquitus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Chrysolampis mosquitus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
กว้างปีก 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 10.8 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 3.75 g (0.13 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of savanna, garden, and scrub flowers in open lowlands. Catches small insects in brief …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird 10.8 cm
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird 3.75 g

Habitat Comparison

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Ruby-topaz 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

เสียงร้อง

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.

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Soft, melodic warbling with lilting rhythm; gentle notes rising and falling in unhurried phrases through shaded thicket.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

Found from Trinidad and Venezuela through the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil to Colombia. Prefers dry open woodland. 0–1,000 m.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

ขนนก

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.

ปาก

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Ruby-topaz 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.

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

A small, brilliantly colored hummingbird (8-9 cm). Males have a glittering ruby-red crown and golden-orange throat and breast, among the most vivid colors of any hummingbird. Found from Central America to Brazil and Trinidad. Nectarivore of open country, gardens, and forest edges.

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