Annakolibri vs Needle-billed Hermit

Calypte anna verglichen mit Phaethornis philippii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Annakolibri Needle-billed Hermit
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calypte anna Phaethornis philippii
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) 11,4 cm (4.5 in)
Gewicht 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 4,9 g (0.17 oz)
Ernährung Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein.
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Annakolibri 10,0 cm
Needle-billed Hermit
Flügelspannweite
Annakolibri 12,0 cm
Needle-billed Hermit 11,4 cm
Gewicht
Annakolibri 4,3 g
Needle-billed Hermit 4,9 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.

Needle-billed Hermit

Gesang

Soft, whispered twittering with delicate quality; barely audible sequence of minute high notes almost lost in ambient sound.

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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.

Needle-billed Hermit

Found in lowland rainforest of Peru and adjacent Bolivia in the upper Amazon basin. Sea level to 600 m elevation.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Annakolibri

Least Concern

Needle-billed Hermit

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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

Needle-billed Hermit

Gefieder

Minute Hermit: metallic green above; buff underparts; white postocular stripe; tiny size; decurved bill; streaked throat; pale belly

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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.

Needle-billed Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in humid lowland forests from eastern Peru to western Brazil. Green plumage with rufous underparts and an unusually straight, needle-like bill for a hermit. Nectarivore of Amazonian forest undergrowth.

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