Anna's Hummingbird vs Blue-tailed Hummingbird

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Saucerottia cyanura

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird Blue-tailed Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Saucerottia cyanura
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) 4.35 g (0.15 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Blue-tailed Hummingbird
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Blue-tailed Hummingbird
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Blue-tailed Hummingbird 4.35 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.

Blue-tailed Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Soft, pure whistle with plaintive character; gentle wavering tone given quietly in shaded understory.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Blue-tailed Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Mexico to Costa Rica at 300-1,500 m. Resident on both Pacific and Caribbean slopes.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Blue-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

Blue-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.

Blue-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests from Mexico to Costa Rica at 300-1,500 m. Green plumage with a blue tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Found on both Pacific and Caribbean slopes of Central America.

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