Anna's Hummingbird vs Hoopoe

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Upupa epops

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Hoopoe
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Upupa epops
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Bucerotiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Upupidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 10,0 cm (3.9 in) 28,0 cm (11.0 in)
طول الجناح 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 46,0 cm (18.1 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 62,0 g (2.19 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Insects and larvae probed from the ground, especially beetle grubs, crickets, and caterpillars. Occasionally takes …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2-12
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Hoopoe 28,0 cm
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Hoopoe 46,0 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Hoopoe 62,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Hoopoe only

Anna's Hummingbird

Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, gardens, parks, and open woodland along the Pacific coast. One of few hummingbirds not fully migratory.

Hoopoe

Open woodland, orchards, vineyards, parkland, and grassland with bare or sparsely vegetated ground for foraging.

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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.

Hoopoe

الغناء

The eponymous call: a soft, far-carrying 'oop-oop-oop', repeated in triplets or quadruplets. Given from a hidden perch; mellow and flute-like. Contact call is a thin 'cherrr'.

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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.

Hoopoe

Europe, Asia, and Africa. Northern populations are migratory. A widespread species across the Old World.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Hoopoe

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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

Hoopoe

الريش

Pinkish-brown body with dramatically barred black and white wings and tail. Long, erectile, fan-shaped crest tipped with black. Undulating butterfly-like flight.

المنقار

Long, thin, slightly decurved bill for probing soil

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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.

Hoopoe

The hoopoe is one of the most distinctive birds in the Old World with its striking zebra-patterned wings and extravagant crest. It is the national bird of Israel and features prominently in mythology from ancient Egypt to the Quran. Hoopoe nests produce a foul-smelling secretion that deters predators.

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