Anna's Hummingbird vs European Bee-eater

Calypte anna 비교 대상 Merops apiaster

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Anna's Hummingbird European Bee-eater
학명 Calypte anna Merops apiaster
Caprimulgiformes Coraciiformes
Trochilidae Meropidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 10.0 cm (3.9 in) 28.0 cm (11.0 in)
날개 폭 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 38.0 cm (15.0 in)
체중 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 56.0 g (1.98 oz)
식성 Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Primarily bees, wasps, and hornets caught in flight. Removes stingers by beating prey against a …
산란 수 2 4-10
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
European Bee-eater 28.0 cm
날개 폭
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
European Bee-eater 38.0 cm
체중
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
European Bee-eater 56.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Anna's Hummingbird only

European Bee-eater only

Anna's Hummingbird

Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, gardens, parks, and open woodland along the Pacific coast. One of few hummingbirds not fully migratory.

European Bee-eater

Open country with scattered trees, sandy banks, and river cliffs for nesting. Breeds in colonies in tunnels dug into earth banks.

Song & Call Comparison

Anna's Hummingbird

노래

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.

European Bee-eater

노래

A liquid, melodic 'pruik-pruik' or rolling 'prruup-pruup' in flight. Flocks give a distinctive far-carrying bubbling call audible before birds are seen. Considered a pleasant sound.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

European Bee-eater

Southern Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. Winters in tropical Africa. A long-distance migrant.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

European Bee-eater

How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

깃털

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.

부리

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

European Bee-eater

깃털

Richly colored with a chestnut-brown crown and back, golden-yellow scapulars, turquoise-blue underparts, and a black eye stripe. Central tail feathers are elongated.

부리

Long, slender, slightly decurved black bill

About These Birds

Anna's Hummingbird

안나 벌새는 북아메리카 서해안에 서식하는 중간 크기의 벌새입니다. 수컷은 화려한 핫핑크색의 목 깃털을 가지고 있으며, 꽃에서 꿀을 먹고 작은 곤충도 잡아먹습니다.

European Bee-eater

유럽꿀벌먹이새는 유럽에서 가장 화려한 새 중 하나로 밝은 노란색, 파란색, 녹색, 밤색을 과시한다. 벌을 잡아 독침을 제거한 후 먹는 특기가 있으며 집단으로 굴을 파고 번식한다.

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