Anna's Hummingbird vs Violet-capped Hummingbird

Calypte anna से तुलना Goldmania violiceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird Violet-capped Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Goldmania violiceps
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Near Threatened
लंबाई 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 9.9 cm (3.9 in)
वजन 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 3.8666666666666667 g (0.14 oz)
आहार Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from lowland Panamanian forest flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders foraged from …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Violet-capped Hummingbird
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Violet-capped Hummingbird 9.9 cm
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Violet-capped Hummingbird 3.8666666666666667 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Anna's Hummingbird only

Violet-capped Hummingbird 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

गीत

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.

Violet-capped Hummingbird

गीत

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic ring; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Near Threatened

Violet-capped Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

पंख

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.

चोंच

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Violet-capped Hummingbird

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.

Violet-capped Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with a violet crown (males). Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Named after the American ornithologist William Goldman.

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