Anna's Hummingbird vs Laughing Kookaburra

Calypte anna 비교 대상 Dacelo novaeguineae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Anna's Hummingbird Laughing Kookaburra
학명 Calypte anna Dacelo novaeguineae
Caprimulgiformes Coraciiformes
Trochilidae Alcedinidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 10.0 cm (3.9 in) 43.0 cm (16.9 in)
날개 폭 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 65.0 cm (25.6 in)
체중 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 340.0 g (11.99 oz)
식성 Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a …
산란 수 2 1-5
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Laughing Kookaburra 43.0 cm
날개 폭
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Laughing Kookaburra 65.0 cm
체중
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Laughing Kookaburra 340.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Anna's Hummingbird only

Laughing Kookaburra only

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Laughing Kookaburra

Eucalyptus forests, woodland, and suburban gardens throughout eastern and southwestern Australia.

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.

Laughing Kookaburra

노래

The eponymous call: a loud, rollicking laughter 'koo-koo-koo-ka-ka-ka-ka', rising then falling. Family groups call together creating a cacophony. Iconic sound of the Australian bush.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Laughing Kookaburra

Eastern Australia from Cape York to South Australia and Tasmania. Introduced to southwestern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Laughing Kookaburra

깃털

Brown upperparts with blue patches on the wings and rump. Creamy white head and underparts with a dark eye stripe. Dark brown tail with rufous barring.

부리

Very large, heavy, dark upper mandible and pale lower mandible

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.

Laughing Kookaburra

The laughing kookaburra is the largest kingfisher in the world, famous for its raucous laughing call that has become an iconic sound of the Australian bush. Despite being a kingfisher, it rarely eats fish, preferring terrestrial prey. Family groups perform chorus calls at dawn and dusk to mark their territory.

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