Anna's Hummingbird vs Golden-crowned Emerald

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Cynanthus auriceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird Golden-crowned Emerald
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Cynanthus auriceps
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) 2.2 g (0.08 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Golden-crowned Emerald
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Golden-crowned Emerald
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Golden-crowned Emerald 2.2 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.

Golden-crowned Emerald

เสียงร้อง

Deep, resonant trill with buzzing quality; powerful churring vibration carrying impressively across open slopes.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Golden-crowned Emerald

Endemic to the Pacific slope of western Mexico from Sinaloa to Guerrero. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Golden-crowned Emerald

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

Golden-crowned Emerald

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.

Golden-crowned Emerald

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Pacific slope of western Mexico from Sinaloa to Guerrero. Males have a golden crown and green body. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous and semi-arid forest. A Mexican endemic.

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