Anna's Hummingbird vs White-tailed Hummingbird

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Eupherusa poliocerca

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird White-tailed Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Eupherusa poliocerca
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Near Threatened
ความยาว 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
กว้างปีก 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 12.1 cm (4.8 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 4.625 g (0.16 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
White-tailed Hummingbird
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
White-tailed Hummingbird 12.1 cm
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
White-tailed Hummingbird 4.625 g

Habitat Comparison

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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.

White-tailed Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Harsh, buzzy chatter with emphatic rhythm; coarse rough notes delivered rapidly with raw buzzy texture.

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 Hummingbird

Endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico. Classified as Vulnerable due to restricted range.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Near Threatened

White-tailed 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

White-tailed 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-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero and Oaxaca, southwestern Mexico. Green plumage with white outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of montane forest. Classified as Vulnerable due to restricted range.

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