Anna's Hummingbird vs Red-billed Streamertail

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Trochilus polytmus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird Red-billed Streamertail
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Trochilus polytmus
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) 11,8 cm (4.6 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 4,9 g (0.17 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Red-billed Streamertail
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Red-billed Streamertail 11,8 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Red-billed Streamertail 4,9 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

Red-billed Streamertail 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.

Red-billed Streamertail

الغناء

Sharp, emphatic two-note call; high accented first note followed by lower brief second, clearly projected.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Red-billed Streamertail

Endemic to Jamaica. National bird. Resident across the island in forests, gardens, and plantations at all elevations.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Red-billed Streamertail

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

Red-billed Streamertail

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.

Red-billed Streamertail

A spectacular hummingbird (9-10 cm body + 15-18 cm tail streamers in males) endemic to Jamaica. Males have two extremely long, black tail feathers trailing behind in flight, a red bill, and iridescent green body. Jamaica's national bird. Nectarivore of forest and gardens.

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