Anna's Hummingbird vs Santa Marta Woodstar

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Chaetocercus astreans

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Santa Marta Woodstar
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Chaetocercus astreans
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) 6,7 cm (2.6 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 2,605 g (0.09 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; feeds on highland floral nectar and supplements …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 --
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Santa Marta Woodstar
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Santa Marta Woodstar 6,7 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Santa Marta Woodstar 2,605 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Santa Marta Woodstar 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.

Santa Marta Woodstar

الغناء

Rapid, mechanical clicking trill; quick even staccato notes in steady dry rhythm throughout active day.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Santa Marta Woodstar

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m elevation. Found nowhere else in the world.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Santa Marta Woodstar

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

Santa Marta Woodstar

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.

Santa Marta Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Males have a sparkling gorget. Nectarivore of montane forest edges. A Santa Marta endemic with limited range. Sometimes treated as a subspecies of Gorgeted Woodstar.

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