Anna's Hummingbird vs Tepui Goldenthroat

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Polytmus milleri

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Tepui Goldenthroat
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Polytmus milleri
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) 12,8 cm (5.0 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 4,76 g (0.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore visiting tepui shrub flowers and lowland grasses. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned from …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Tepui Goldenthroat
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Tepui Goldenthroat 12,8 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Tepui Goldenthroat 4,76 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Tepui Goldenthroat 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.

Tepui Goldenthroat

الغناء

Pure, bell-like tone with long resonance; single clear note ringing out then slowly fading in open woodland.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Tepui Goldenthroat

Found on tepui plateaus of Venezuela and adjacent Guyana and Brazil in open highland vegetation. 1,200–2,800 m.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Tepui Goldenthroat

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

Tepui Goldenthroat

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.

Tepui Goldenthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the tepui highlands of southern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana. Green plumage with a golden throat. Nectarivore of tepui scrub and forest edges. Restricted to the Pantepui region above 1,000 m. Poorly known.

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