Anna's Hummingbird vs Coppery-headed Emerald

Calypte anna so với Microchera cupreiceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Anna's Hummingbird Coppery-headed Emerald
Tên Khoa Học Calypte anna Microchera cupreiceps
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) 3,15 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. Takes small insects …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Coppery-headed Emerald
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Coppery-headed Emerald
Khối Lượng
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Coppery-headed Emerald 3,15 g

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Anna's Hummingbird only

Coppery-headed Emerald 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.

Coppery-headed Emerald

Tiếng Hót

Rough, grating buzz with coarse texture; harsh sustained vibration carrying across open scrubby hillside.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Coppery-headed Emerald

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica at 700-1,600 m. Classified as Near Threatened. A Costa Rican endemic.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Coppery-headed Emerald

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

Coppery-headed 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.

Coppery-headed Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica at 700-1,600 m. Males have a glittering copper-green crown and white breast. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. A Costa Rican endemic. Classified as Near Threatened.

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