Anna's Hummingbird vs Olive-spotted Hummingbird

Calypte anna so với Talaphorus chlorocercus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Anna's Hummingbird Olive-spotted Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Calypte anna Talaphorus chlorocercus
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) 4,85 g (0.17 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
Olive-spotted Hummingbird
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Olive-spotted Hummingbird
Khối Lượng
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Olive-spotted Hummingbird 4,85 g

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Anna's Hummingbird only

Olive-spotted 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.

Olive-spotted Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Melodic, descending phrase with warm rich timbre; smooth notes flowing warmly downward in relaxed sequence.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Olive-spotted Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forests from Colombia to Peru and western Brazil. Resident in western Amazonian lowlands.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Olive-spotted 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

Olive-spotted 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.

Olive-spotted Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Colombia to Peru and western Brazil. Green plumage with olive spots on flanks. Nectarivore of forest edges and river-edge habitats. An uncommon species of western Amazonian lowlands.

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