Anna's Hummingbird vs Spot-throated Hummingbird

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Thaumasius taczanowskii

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird Spot-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Thaumasius taczanowskii
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) 6.833333333333333 g (0.24 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
Spot-throated Hummingbird
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Spot-throated Hummingbird
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Spot-throated Hummingbird 6.833333333333333 g

Habitat Comparison

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Spot-throated 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.

Spot-throated Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Rapid, mechanical clicking in even dry rhythm; staccato notes forming steady sequence during active day.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Spot-throated Hummingbird

Found in Andean foothills of Peru at 1,500-3,000 m elevation. A Peruvian near-endemic of montane scrub.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Spot-throated 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

Spot-throated 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.

Spot-throated Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean foothills of Peru at 1,500-3,000 m. Green plumage with spotted throat. Nectarivore of montane scrub and forest edges. Named after the Polish ornithologist Władysław Taczanowski. A Peruvian near-endemic.

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