Anna's Hummingbird vs White-bellied Woodstar

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Chaetocercus mulsant

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird White-bellied Woodstar
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Chaetocercus mulsant
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
طول الجناح 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 7,8 cm (3.1 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 3,9 g (0.14 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on floral nectar in Andean cloud forest, favouring small-flowered herbs. Supplements with spiders and …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
White-bellied Woodstar
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
White-bellied Woodstar 7,8 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
White-bellied Woodstar 3,9 g
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

White-bellied Woodstar 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

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.

White-bellied Woodstar

الغناء

Melodic, pure ascending phrase with bright character; clear notes rising smoothly in animated morning territorial song.

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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-bellied Woodstar

Found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 1,500-3,500 m elevation. Resident across the northern and central Andes.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

White-bellied Woodstar

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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

White-bellied Woodstar

الريش

Beautiful Sheartail: males with brilliant violet-purple gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted

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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-bellied Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 1,500-3,500 m. Males have a white belly and iridescent gorget. Nectarivore of forest edges and flowering shrubs. One of the most widespread Andean woodstars.

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