Anna's Hummingbird vs Sooty-capped Hermit

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Phaethornis augusti

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Sooty-capped Hermit
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Phaethornis augusti
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) 11,4 cm (4.5 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 4,916666666666667 g (0.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore specializing in Heliconia and other curved tubular flowers. Supplements diet with small spiders and …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Sooty-capped Hermit
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Sooty-capped Hermit 11,4 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Sooty-capped Hermit 4,916666666666667 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Sooty-capped Hermit 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.

Sooty-capped Hermit

الغناء

Rough, scratchy chatter with coarse texture; series of dry notes scraping together in loose rhythm near nest site.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Sooty-capped Hermit

Found in arid scrub and forest edges of northern Venezuela and adjacent Colombia, including Margarita Island. Sea level to 1,200 m.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sooty-capped Hermit

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

Sooty-capped Hermit

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.

Sooty-capped Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in montane forests from Venezuela to Peru at 800-2,400 m elevation. Dark sooty cap contrasting with green body and rufous rump. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Known for its deep, resonant song.

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