Anna's Hummingbird vs Violet-chested Hummingbird

Calypte anna 비교 대상 Sternoclyta cyanopectus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Anna's Hummingbird Violet-chested Hummingbird
학명 Calypte anna Sternoclyta cyanopectus
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) 14.0 cm (5.5 in)
체중 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 7.816666666666667 g (0.28 oz)
식성 Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and large epiphyte flowers. Supplements with small arthropods.
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Violet-chested Hummingbird
날개 폭
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Violet-chested Hummingbird 14.0 cm
체중
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Violet-chested Hummingbird 7.816666666666667 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Anna's Hummingbird only

Violet-chested Hummingbird only

Anna's Hummingbird

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

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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.

Violet-chested Hummingbird

노래

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged buzzing sound carrying well across Andean scrub habitat at low frequency.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Violet-chested Hummingbird

Found in humid montane forest of the coastal Cordillera and tepuis of Venezuela at 1,000–2,200 m elevation.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Violet-chested Hummingbird

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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

Violet-chested Hummingbird

깃털

White-bellied Woodstar (alt): males with glittering purple gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spots

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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.

Violet-chested Hummingbird

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the coastal mountains of northern Venezuela at 900-2,500 m. Males have a striking violet-blue breast. Nectarivore of montane forest and coffee plantations. A range-restricted Venezuelan endemic.

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