Indigo-capped Hummingbird vs Anna's Hummingbird

Amazilia cyanifrons ile kıyaslandığında Calypte anna

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Indigo-capped Hummingbird Anna's Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Amazilia cyanifrons Calypte anna
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 11,2 cm (4.4 in) 12,0 cm (4.7 in)
Ağırlık 5,0 g (0.18 oz) 4,3 g (0.15 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Colombian Andes foothills; visits diverse lowland blossoms and supplements with small arthropods. Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering …
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Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Indigo-capped Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Indigo-capped Hummingbird 11,2 cm
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Ağırlık
Indigo-capped Hummingbird 5,0 g
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Indigo-capped Hummingbird only

Anna's 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

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Şarkı

Buzzy, sustained monotone trill; continuous low vibration with minimal variation across delivery period.

Anna's Hummingbird

Şarkı

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Found in humid forests of Colombia at 500-1,800 m elevation. A Colombian near-endemic of Andean foothills.

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Tuy

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.

Gaga

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

About These Birds

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests of Colombia at 500-1,800 m. Males have an iridescent indigo-blue crown cap. Green body. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. A Colombian near-endemic.

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.

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