Anna's Hummingbird vs Tourmaline Sunangel

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Heliangelus exortis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Tourmaline Sunangel
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Heliangelus exortis
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) 12,2 cm (4.8 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 5,3 g (0.19 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore visiting narrow tubular blooms of cloud-forest shrubs. Supplements diet with small spiders caught near …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Tourmaline Sunangel
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Tourmaline Sunangel 12,2 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Tourmaline Sunangel 5,3 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Tourmaline Sunangel 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.

Tourmaline Sunangel

الغناء

Melodic, two-note ascending call; pure first tone rising to brighter second note, given repeatedly with clear projection.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Tourmaline Sunangel

Found in cloud forests of Colombia and western Venezuela at 1,800–3,200 m. Fairly common in its limited range.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Tourmaline Sunangel

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

Tourmaline Sunangel

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.

Tourmaline Sunangel

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Peru at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have a glittering multi-colored throat flashing green, orange, and purple like a tourmaline gemstone. Nectarivore of montane forest edges and Ericaceae-rich habitats.

Related Comparisons

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family