Anna's Hummingbird vs Velvet-browed Brilliant

Calypte anna से तुलना Heliodoxa xanthogonys

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird Velvet-browed Brilliant
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Heliodoxa xanthogonys
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) 12.6 cm (5.0 in)
वजन 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 6.833333333333333 g (0.24 oz)
आहार Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore visiting Ericaceae, Fuchsia, and other montane flowers in Andean cloud forest. Takes small insects …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Velvet-browed Brilliant
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Velvet-browed Brilliant 12.6 cm
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Velvet-browed Brilliant 6.833333333333333 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Anna's Hummingbird only

Velvet-browed Brilliant 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.

Velvet-browed Brilliant

गीत

High, shrill screaming call with carrying quality; piercing notes audible at distance across open Andean hillsides.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Velvet-browed Brilliant

Endemic to the tepuis of Venezuela and adjacent Guyana and Brazil in high-altitude forest. 1,200–2,600 m.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Velvet-browed Brilliant

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

Velvet-browed Brilliant

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.

Velvet-browed Brilliant

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in tepui highlands of southern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana. Green plumage with a velvety dark forehead. Nectarivore of tepui forest edges. A Pantepui endemic of very restricted range. Poorly studied.

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