Anna's Hummingbird vs Merida Sunangel

Calypte anna से तुलना Heliangelus spencei

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird Merida Sunangel
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Heliangelus spencei
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 11.7 cm (4.6 in)
वजन 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 5.0 g (0.18 oz)
आहार Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore defending territories around productive Ericaceae patches. Supplements with tiny insects and spiders from foliage.
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Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Merida Sunangel
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Merida Sunangel 11.7 cm
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Merida Sunangel 5.0 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Anna's Hummingbird only

Merida Sunangel 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.

Merida Sunangel

गीत

Rough, buzzy trill with scratchy edge; coarse sustained notes with raw texture carrying across dense tropical scrub.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Merida Sunangel

Endemic to the Mérida Andes of Venezuela in cloud forest and páramo edge. 2,200–3,400 m elevation.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Merida Sunangel

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

Merida Sunangel

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.

Merida Sunangel

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Andes of western Venezuela (Mérida) at 2,400-3,500 m. Males have a glittering purple throat. Green plumage. Nectarivore of páramo and cloud forest edges. A range-restricted Venezuelan endemic.

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