Anna's Hummingbird vs Rufous-breasted Hermit

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Glaucis hirsutus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Rufous-breasted Hermit
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Glaucis hirsutus
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) 11,8 cm (4.6 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 6,533333333333334 g (0.23 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectar-dependent hummingbird harvesting energy-rich floral rewards; dietary protein from small arthropods.
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Rufous-breasted Hermit
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Rufous-breasted Hermit 11,8 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Rufous-breasted Hermit 6,533333333333334 g
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Rufous-breasted Hermit 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.

Rufous-breasted Hermit

الغناء

Soft, high squeaking notes in loose sequence; gentle twittering with intermittent pauses, barely carrying beyond close range.

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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.

Rufous-breasted Hermit

Found from Trinidad and the Guianas south through Amazonia, and coastal regions from Colombia to Brazil. Resident in forest edge and gardens.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rufous-breasted Hermit

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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

Rufous-breasted Hermit

الريش

Bronze-green upperparts; rich rufous-orange breast and flanks contrasting with whitish belly; pale supercilium; rufous tail with dark subterminal band; widespread Neotropical hermit with brighter rufous breast than Bronzy Hermit.

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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.

Rufous-breasted Hermit

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) found in humid forests and mangroves from Central America to Brazil and Trinidad. Green plumage with rufous breast and curved bill. Nectarivore visiting Heliconia, bananas, and other large-flowered tropical plants in forest undergrowth.

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