Anna's Hummingbird vs Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Chalcostigma herrani

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Rainbow-bearded Thornbill
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Chalcostigma herrani
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) 13,5 cm (5.3 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 6,183333333333334 g (0.22 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan montane scrub; visits diverse small flowers. Supplements with small insects.
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill 13,5 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill 6,183333333333334 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill 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.

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

الغناء

Thin, reedy trill with wavering quality; soft rapid notes with gentle tremolo effect, given from dense cover.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Found in high Andean páramo and shrubby forest edge from Colombia south to Ecuador and Peru. 2,600–4,400 m.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

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

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

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.

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean páramo from Colombia to Ecuador at 2,800-4,000 m. Males have a spectacular rainbow-colored beard of iridescent feathers ranging from green through gold to purple. Nectarivore of páramo flowering shrubs.

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