Anna's Hummingbird vs Rufous-breasted Hermit

Calypte anna 비교 대상 Glaucis hirsutus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Anna's Hummingbird Rufous-breasted Hermit
학명 Calypte anna Glaucis hirsutus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
날개 폭 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 11.8 cm (4.6 in)
체중 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 6.533333333333334 g (0.23 oz)
식성 Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectar-dependent hummingbird harvesting energy-rich floral rewards; dietary protein from small arthropods.
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Rufous-breasted Hermit
날개 폭
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Rufous-breasted Hermit 11.8 cm
체중
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Rufous-breasted Hermit 6.533333333333334 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Anna's Hummingbird only

Rufous-breasted Hermit 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

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.

Rufous-breasted Hermit

노래

Soft, high squeaking notes in loose sequence; gentle twittering with intermittent pauses, barely carrying beyond close range.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Rufous-breasted Hermit

Found from Trinidad and the Guianas south through Amazonia, and coastal regions from Colombia to Brazil. Resident in forest edge and gardens.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rufous-breasted Hermit

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

Rufous-breasted Hermit

깃털

Bronze-green upperparts; rich rufous-orange breast and flanks contrasting with whitish belly; pale supercilium; rufous tail with dark subterminal band; widespread Neotropical hermit with brighter rufous breast than Bronzy Hermit.

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.

Rufous-breasted Hermit

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) found in humid forests and mangroves from Central America to Brazil and Trinidad. Green plumage with rufous breast and curved bill. Nectarivore visiting Heliconia, bananas, and other large-flowered tropical plants in forest undergrowth.

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