Anna's Hummingbird vs Hooded Visorbearer

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Augastes lumachella

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Hooded Visorbearer
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Augastes lumachella
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
طول الجناح 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 12,0 cm (4.7 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 4,4 g (0.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore specializing in montane campo rupestre blooms. Supplements nectar diet with small arthropods.
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Hooded Visorbearer
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Hooded Visorbearer 12,0 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Hooded Visorbearer 4,4 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Hooded Visorbearer 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

الغناء

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.

Hooded Visorbearer

الغناء

Harsh, buzzy chatter with raspy edge; rough notes interspersed with sharper chips in energetic vocal 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.

Hooded Visorbearer

Endemic to the campo rupestre highlands of eastern Bahia, Brazil, in the Chapada Diamantina region. 800–1,600 m.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Near Threatened

Hooded Visorbearer

How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

الريش

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.

المنقار

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Hooded Visorbearer

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.

Hooded Visorbearer

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) endemic to the Chapada Diamantina highlands of Bahia, Brazil. Luminous golden-green forehead visor and dark plumage. Nectarivore of rocky campo rupestre habitats. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted range and habitat degradation.

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