Anna's Hummingbird vs Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Heliomaster squamosus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Stripe-breasted Starthroat
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Heliomaster squamosus
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) 11,2 cm (4.4 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 5,75 g (0.20 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Stripe-breasted Starthroat
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Stripe-breasted Starthroat 11,2 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Stripe-breasted Starthroat 5,75 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Stripe-breasted Starthroat 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.

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

الغناء

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 800 m.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

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.

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in cerrado and dry forests of eastern and central Brazil. Green plumage with a striped breast and glittering purple throat. Nectarivore of open woodland and garden flowers. A Brazilian near-endemic.

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