Anna's Hummingbird vs Violet-capped Woodnymph

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Thalurania glaucopis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Violet-capped Woodnymph
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Thalurania glaucopis
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) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 4,78 g (0.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of South Brazilian forest, visiting bromeliads and Heliconia. Supplements with insects and spiders.
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Violet-capped Woodnymph
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Violet-capped Woodnymph 11,0 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Violet-capped Woodnymph 4,78 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Violet-capped Woodnymph 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.

Violet-capped Woodnymph

الغناء

Deep, hollow churr with resonant character; prolonged buzzing sound vibrating softly through tropical canopy.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Violet-capped Woodnymph

Found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Resident.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Violet-capped Woodnymph

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

Violet-capped Woodnymph

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.

Violet-capped Woodnymph

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Males have a violet-blue crown and green body. Nectarivore of forest and forest edges. Replaced by Fork-tailed Woodnymph in Amazonia.

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