Anna's Hummingbird vs Purple-chested Hummingbird

Calypte anna so với Polyerata rosenbergi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Anna's Hummingbird Purple-chested Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Calypte anna Polyerata rosenbergi
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 12,0 cm (4.7 in)
Khối Lượng 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 3,8 g (0.13 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Purple-chested Hummingbird
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Purple-chested Hummingbird
Khối Lượng
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Purple-chested Hummingbird 3,8 g

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Anna's Hummingbird only

Purple-chested 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

Tiếng Hót

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.

Purple-chested Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Soft, pure whistle with warm timbre; gentle sustained note barely wavering, given quietly from forest perch.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Purple-chested Hummingbird

Found in humid Pacific lowland forests from eastern Panama to western Ecuador. Resident in Chocó forest.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-chested Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

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.

Mỏ

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Purple-chested 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.

Purple-chested Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid Pacific lowland forests from eastern Panama to western Ecuador. Males have a rich purple breast patch. Nectarivore of Chocó forest edges. Named after the German zoologist William Rosenberg.

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