Anna's Hummingbird vs Eastern Mountaineer

Calypte anna से तुलना Oreonympha nobilis

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird Eastern Mountaineer
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Oreonympha nobilis
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) 16.0 cm (6.3 in)
वजन 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 8.333333333333334 g (0.29 oz)
आहार Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Andean dry valley scrub; visits Cactaceae, Puya, and Chuquiraga flowers. Catches small insects …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Eastern Mountaineer
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Eastern Mountaineer 16.0 cm
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Eastern Mountaineer 8.333333333333334 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Anna's Hummingbird only

Eastern Mountaineer 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.

Eastern Mountaineer

गीत

Harsh, nasal chatter with buzzy overtone; rough emphatic notes delivered rapidly with raw coarse texture.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Eastern Mountaineer

Endemic to Peru in the upper Apurímac and Urubamba drainages in arid high-altitude scrub. 2,500–4,000 m elevation.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Eastern Mountaineer

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

Eastern Mountaineer

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.

Eastern Mountaineer

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-14 cm) endemic to the Andes of Peru at 2,800-4,500 m. Brown plumage with iridescent throat patch and long, forked tail. Nectarivore of puna scrub and Polylepis woodland. The only member of its genus. A Peruvian endemic.

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