Anna's Hummingbird vs Purple-throated Woodstar

Calypte anna से तुलना Philodice mitchellii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Anna's Hummingbird Purple-throated Woodstar
वैज्ञानिक नाम Calypte anna Philodice mitchellii
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)
वजन 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 3.15 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from epiphytic bromeliads and Heliconia in cloud forest. Captures tiny arthropods by …
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Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Purple-throated Woodstar
पंखों का फैलाव
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Purple-throated Woodstar
वजन
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Purple-throated Woodstar 3.15 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Anna's Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Purple-throated Woodstar 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.

Purple-throated Woodstar

गीत

Sharp, emphatic rattle; rapid staccato notes erupting suddenly in brief forceful burst then ceasing.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Purple-throated Woodstar

Found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Ecuador at 800-2,500 m elevation. Resident on both slopes of the Andes.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-throated Woodstar

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

Purple-throated Woodstar

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.

Purple-throated Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Ecuador at 800-2,500 m. Males have a vivid purple throat gorget. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. Named after the British ornithologist D.W. Mitchell.

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