Annakolibri vs Blue-bearded Helmetcrest

Calypte anna verglichen mit Oxypogon cyanolaemus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Annakolibri Blue-bearded Helmetcrest
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calypte anna Oxypogon cyanolaemus
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Flügelspannweite 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 14,0 cm (5.5 in)
Gewicht 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 4,8 g (0.17 oz)
Ernährung Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Venezuelan páramo; forages at Espeletia and Ericaceae blooms in cold conditions. Catches small …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Annakolibri 10,0 cm
Blue-bearded Helmetcrest
Flügelspannweite
Annakolibri 12,0 cm
Blue-bearded Helmetcrest 14,0 cm
Gewicht
Annakolibri 4,3 g
Blue-bearded Helmetcrest 4,8 g
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Habitat Comparison

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Annakolibri

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

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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.

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest

Gesang

Rapid, mechanical clicking in even rhythm; dry staccato notes forming continuous even sequence typical of swift.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Annakolibri

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

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in high páramo at 3,000–4,600 m. Critically endangered.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Annakolibri

Endangered

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest

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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

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest

Gefieder

Blue-chested Hummingbird: males with glittering blue-green gorget; metallic bronze-green above; females green above; buff underparts

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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.

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest

A small hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 3,500-4,700 m. Males have a blue beard and erect crest. Critically Endangered due to extremely restricted páramo habitat on an isolated mountain range.

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