Annakolibri vs Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Calypte anna verglichen mit Stephanoxis loddigesii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Annakolibri Purple-crowned Plovercrest
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calypte anna Stephanoxis loddigesii
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) 9,5 cm (3.7 in)
Gewicht 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 3,2 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Annakolibri 10,0 cm
Purple-crowned Plovercrest
Flügelspannweite
Annakolibri 12,0 cm
Purple-crowned Plovercrest 9,5 cm
Gewicht
Annakolibri 4,3 g
Purple-crowned Plovercrest 3,2 g

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.

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.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Gesang

High, insect-like buzz sustained steadily; thin monotone with rapid modulation barely distinguishable from background insects.

Geographic Range & Migration

Annakolibri

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

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Found in southeastern Brazil. Resident in Atlantic Forest edges and secondary growth. An Atlantic Forest near-endemic.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Annakolibri

Least Concern

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

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

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

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.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in southeastern Brazil. Males have a purple-violet crest. Nectarivore of Atlantic Forest edges and secondary growth. Recently split from Green-crowned Plovercrest. An Atlantic Forest near-endemic.

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