Anna's Hummingbird vs Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Calypte anna comparado com Anthocephala floriceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Anna's Hummingbird Santa Marta Blossomcrown
Nome científico Calypte anna Anthocephala floriceps
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Vulnerable
Comprimento 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Envergadura 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 9,7 cm (3.8 in)
Peso 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 3,45 g (0.12 oz)
Dieta Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; feeds on highland flowers and supplements diet …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Santa Marta Blossomcrown
Envergadura
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Santa Marta Blossomcrown 9,7 cm
Peso
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Santa Marta Blossomcrown 3,45 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Anna's Hummingbird only

Santa Marta Blossomcrown 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

Canto

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.

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Canto

Melodic, rolling phrase with liquid character; warm bubbly notes tumbling loosely in pleasant sequence at forest edge.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,800-3,500 m. Found nowhere else. Classified as Endangered.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Vulnerable

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

Plumagem

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.

Bico

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

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.

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,800-3,500 m. Males have a chestnut and white crown. Nectarivore of cloud forest. A Santa Marta highland endemic. Classified as Endangered due to limited range.

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