Anna's Hummingbird vs Green-fronted Hummingbird

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Leucolia viridifrons

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird Green-fronted Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Leucolia viridifrons
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)
น้ำหนัก 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 6.166666666666667 g (0.22 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Green-fronted Hummingbird
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Green-fronted Hummingbird
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Green-fronted Hummingbird 6.166666666666667 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.

Green-fronted Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Deep, hollow churring resonant sound; low-frequency buzzing trill carrying well through humid forest edge.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Green-fronted Hummingbird

Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Sonora to Oaxaca. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Green-fronted 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

Green-fronted 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.

Green-fronted Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Sonora to Oaxaca. Males have a green forehead and white breast. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub. A Mexican endemic.

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