Anna's Hummingbird vs Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Calypte anna so với Saucerottia cyanocephala

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Anna's Hummingbird Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Calypte anna Saucerottia cyanocephala
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) 5,599999999999999 g (0.20 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from dry Mexican highlands; supplements with small insects and spiders gleaned from …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Khối Lượng
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Azure-crowned Hummingbird 5,599999999999999 g

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Anna's Hummingbird only

Azure-crowned 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.

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Rapid, light twittering with bright crystalline quality; airy notes cascading freely in animated aerial display.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Found in humid montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 800-2,500 m. Resident in Central American highlands.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Azure-crowned 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

Azure-crowned 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.

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 800-2,500 m. Green plumage with an azure-blue crown (males). Nectarivore of cloud forest edges and gardens. One of the most common highland hummingbirds in Mesoamerica.

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