Anna's Hummingbird vs Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

Calypte anna comparado com Eupherusa eximia

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Anna's Hummingbird Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Nome científico Calypte anna Eupherusa eximia
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Envergadura 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 11,1 cm (4.4 in)
Peso 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 4,334 g (0.15 oz)
Dieta Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore specialising in tubular blossoms; supplements the floral nectar diet with tiny insects and spiders …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Envergadura
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird 11,1 cm
Peso
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird 4,334 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Anna's Hummingbird only

Stripe-tailed 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.

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.

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

Canto

Melodic, ascending phrase; smooth pure tones rising steadily in clear musical progression at morning.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Mexico to Panama at 500-2,000 m elevation. Resident in Central American highlands.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

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

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

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.

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid forests from Mexico to Panama at 500-2,000 m. Green plumage with a distinctive striped rufous-and-dark tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. One of the most common hummingbirds in Central American highlands.

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