Anna's Hummingbird vs White-tailed Hillstar

Calypte anna مقارنةً بـ Urochroa leucura

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Anna's Hummingbird White-tailed Hillstar
الاسم العلمي Calypte anna Urochroa leucura
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) 14,7 cm (5.8 in)
الوزن 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 9,774999999999999 g (0.34 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Peruvian montane shrubs; forages at Ericaceae and Puya flowers. Supplements with small insects.
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
White-tailed Hillstar
طول الجناح
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
White-tailed Hillstar 14,7 cm
الوزن
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
White-tailed Hillstar 9,774999999999999 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Anna's Hummingbird only

White-tailed Hillstar 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.

White-tailed Hillstar

الغناء

Sharp, emphatic two-note call; high accented first note followed by softer brief second, repeated persistently.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

White-tailed Hillstar

Found on the eastern Andean slope of Peru and Bolivia in montane cloud forest. 1,000–2,600 m elevation.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

White-tailed Hillstar

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

White-tailed Hillstar

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.

White-tailed Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Peru and Bolivia at 2,000-3,500 m. Green plumage with white outer tail feathers visible in flight. Nectarivore of montane forest. Recently split from Rufous-gaped Hillstar.

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