Anna's Hummingbird vs White-vented Plumeleteer

Calypte anna 对比 Chalybura buffonii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Anna's Hummingbird White-vented Plumeleteer
学名 Calypte anna Chalybura buffonii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
翼展 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 12.8 cm (5.0 in)
体重 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 6.75 g (0.24 oz)
食性 Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from lowland forest flowers in Colombia and Venezuela. Supplements with insects and …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
White-vented Plumeleteer
翼展
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
White-vented Plumeleteer 12.8 cm
体重
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
White-vented Plumeleteer 6.75 g
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Anna's Hummingbird only

White-vented Plumeleteer only

Anna's Hummingbird

Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, gardens, parks, and open woodland along the Pacific coast. One of few hummingbirds not fully migratory.

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Song & Call Comparison

Anna's Hummingbird

鸣唱

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.

White-vented Plumeleteer

鸣唱

Melodic, descending two-note whistle; pure warm tones stepping down smoothly, given persistently from perch.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

White-vented Plumeleteer

Found in humid forests from Panama to Venezuela and Ecuador. Resident in lowland and foothill forest undergrowth.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

White-vented Plumeleteer

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How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

羽毛

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.

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

White-vented Plumeleteer

羽毛

Red-crested Bustard: males with brilliant red crest; white underparts; brown-vermiculated above; pale streaked; sexually dimorphic

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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.

White-vented Plumeleteer

白尾蜂鸟 (Chalybura buffonii),体长约11厘米。雄鸟上体亮绿色,喉和胸部闪绿色,腹部白色,尾白色;雌鸟下体白色具绿色斑点。分布于哥伦比亚和委内瑞拉的低地热带森林。以花蜜为主食。

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