Anna's Hummingbird vs Black-breasted Hillstar

Calypte anna comparado com Oreotrochilus melanogaster

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Anna's Hummingbird Black-breasted Hillstar
Nome científico Calypte anna Oreotrochilus melanogaster
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) 14,4 cm (5.7 in)
Peso 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 7,75 g (0.27 oz)
Dieta Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Bolivian altiplano; forages at Ericaceae and Chuquiraga in arid puna. Takes small insects …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Black-breasted Hillstar
Envergadura
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Black-breasted Hillstar 14,4 cm
Peso
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Black-breasted Hillstar 7,75 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Anna's Hummingbird only

Black-breasted Hillstar 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

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.

Black-breasted Hillstar

Canto

Rapid, light chips in animated sequence; bright staccato notes with bouncy quality during active territorial display.

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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.

Black-breasted Hillstar

Endemic to central and southern Peru in the Andes in puna grassland and scrub at 3,500–4,800 m elevation.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Black-breasted Hillstar

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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

Black-breasted Hillstar

Plumagem

Peruvian Sheartail: males with glittering rose-red gorget; metallic green back; white underparts; females green above; pale spotted below

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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.

Black-breasted Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in the Andes of central Peru at 3,000-4,500 m. Males have a black breast contrasting with green upperparts and white belly. Nectarivore of puna grasslands and rocky slopes. An endemic of Peru's central Andean highlands.

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