Anna's Hummingbird vs Minute Hermit

Calypte anna comparado com Phaethornis idaliae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Anna's Hummingbird Minute Hermit
Nome científico Calypte anna Phaethornis idaliae
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) 6,9 cm (2.7 in)
Peso 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 2,25 g (0.08 oz)
Dieta Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore specializing in Heliconia and other curved tubular flowers. Supplements diet with small spiders and …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Minute Hermit
Envergadura
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Minute Hermit 6,9 cm
Peso
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Minute Hermit 2,25 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Anna's Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Minute Hermit 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.

Minute Hermit

Canto

Harsh, grating buzz with mechanical quality; abrupt dry trill issued suddenly then stopping, leaving brief startling silence.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Minute Hermit

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil from Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina. Found at sea level to 900 m.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Minute Hermit

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

Minute Hermit

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.

Minute Hermit

A tiny hermit hummingbird (6-7 cm), one of the smallest in its genus. Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil. Green plumage with rufous underparts and a short, curved bill. Nectarivore of low forest undergrowth. Classified as Near Threatened due to habitat loss.

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