Anna's Hummingbird vs Horned Sungem

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Heliactin bilophus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Horned Sungem
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Heliactin bilophus
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) 9,6 cm (3.8 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 2,3 g (0.08 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of open savanna and cerrado, visiting small flowers of grasses and shrubs. Catches tiny …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Horned Sungem
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Horned Sungem 9,6 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Horned Sungem 2,3 g
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Horned Sungem 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.

Horned Sungem

الغناء

Melodic, rolling phrase with rich timbre; warm, musical notes tumbling loosely in pleasant sequence at midday.

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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.

Horned Sungem

Found in cerrado, caatinga, and dry open habitats across central Brazil from Maranhão to Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso. 300–1,100 m.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Horned Sungem

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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

Horned Sungem

الريش

Green-tailed Goldenthroat: males with glittering emerald gorget and violet crown; females green above; pale buff with green-spotted flanks

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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.

Horned Sungem

A spectacular small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the cerrado of central Brazil. Males have two erect, horn-like iridescent violet-blue feather tufts projecting from the sides of the head. Green and white plumage. Nectarivore of cerrado flowers. The only member of its genus.

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