Anna's Hummingbird vs Versicolored Emerald

Calypte anna 对比 Chrysuronia versicolor

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Anna's Hummingbird Versicolored Emerald
学名 Calypte anna Chrysuronia versicolor
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)
体重 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 3.5599999999999996 g (0.13 oz)
食性 Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Versicolored Emerald
翼展
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Versicolored Emerald
体重
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Versicolored Emerald 3.5599999999999996 g
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Anna's Hummingbird only

Versicolored 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.

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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.

Versicolored Emerald

鸣唱

Thin, wavering sibilant trill; soft high buzzing with pulsing rhythm during slow courtship hovering display.

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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.

Versicolored Emerald

Found in open habitats from Venezuela through Brazil to Argentina. Resident in cerrado, gardens, and forest edges.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Versicolored Emerald

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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

Versicolored Emerald

羽毛

Black Coucal: all glossy black; red eye; shorter tail than other coucals; females have rufous wash; sexually dimorphic plumage

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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.

Versicolored Emerald

杂色翡翠蜂鸟(Chrysuronia versicolor)是一种体长8-9厘米的小型蜂鸟,分布于从委内瑞拉经巴西到阿根廷的开阔栖息地。绿色羽毛随个体和地区有所变化。以花蜜为食,适应能力强。

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