Anna's Hummingbird vs Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Lampornis cinereicauda

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird Grey-tailed Mountain-gem
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Lampornis cinereicauda
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) 12.4 cm (4.9 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 5.425 g (0.19 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Salvia. Gleans small …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem 12.4 cm
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem 5.425 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.

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, crackling chatter with percussive quality; rapid dry notes delivered forcefully near active territory boundary.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest of Costa Rica, primarily the Pacific slope Talamanca range. 1,200–2,400 m.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

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

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

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.

Grey-tailed Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Talamanca highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,400-2,500 m. Males have green plumage with a grey tail. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Closely related to Purple-throated Mountain-gem.

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