Annakolibri vs Wedge-tailed Hillstar

Calypte anna verglichen mit Oreotrochilus adela

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Annakolibri Wedge-tailed Hillstar
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calypte anna Oreotrochilus adela
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Flügelspannweite 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Gewicht 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 7,8500000000000005 g (0.28 oz)
Ernährung Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Andean inter-valley slopes; visits Chuquiraga and scattered shrub flowers. Catches small arthropods.
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Annakolibri 10,0 cm
Wedge-tailed Hillstar
Flügelspannweite
Annakolibri 12,0 cm
Wedge-tailed Hillstar 13,1 cm
Gewicht
Annakolibri 4,3 g
Wedge-tailed Hillstar 7,8500000000000005 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Annakolibri only

Wedge-tailed Hillstar only

Annakolibri

Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, gardens, parks, and open woodland along the Pacific coast. One of few hummingbirds not fully migratory.

Song & Call Comparison

Annakolibri

Gesang

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.

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

Gesang

Deep, resonant buzz with powerful carrying; low-frequency churring trill audible at impressive distance across open land.

Geographic Range & Migration

Annakolibri

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

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

Endemic to Bolivia and adjacent Peru in high Andean puna and scrub at 2,800–4,400 m elevation.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Annakolibri

Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

How to Tell Them Apart

Annakolibri

Gefieder

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.

Schnabel

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

About These Birds

Annakolibri

Der Annakolibri ist der häufigste Kolibri entlang der Pazifikküste und eine von nur drei Kolibriarten, die ganzjährig in den USA verweilen. Männchen zeigen spektakuläre Sturzflüge aus 40 Metern Höhe und fangen sich mit einem lauten, von den Schwanzfedern erzeugten Zwitschern ab. Nachts kann ihre Körpertemperatur nahezu auf Umgebungstemperatur absinken, um Energie zu sparen.

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the eastern Bolivian Andes at 2,700-4,200 m. Green plumage with a distinctive wedge-shaped tail. Nectarivore of puna scrub and cloud forest edges. A Bolivian near-endemic with a limited range.

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