Anna's Hummingbird vs Bolivian Starfrontlet

Calypte anna comparado com Coeligena violifer

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Anna's Hummingbird Bolivian Starfrontlet
Nome científico Calypte anna Coeligena violifer
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) 14,6 cm (5.7 in)
Peso 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 7,675 g (0.27 oz)
Dieta Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan Andean cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and epiphyte blooms. Gleans small …
Tamanho da postura 2 --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Bolivian Starfrontlet
Envergadura
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Bolivian Starfrontlet 14,6 cm
Peso
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Bolivian Starfrontlet 7,675 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Anna's Hummingbird only

Bolivian Starfrontlet 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.

Bolivian Starfrontlet

Canto

Bright, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with precision and musical elegance in Andes.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Bolivian Starfrontlet

Found in Andean cloud forests of Bolivia and Peru on the eastern slope at 1,800–3,400 m elevation.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Bolivian Starfrontlet

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

Bolivian Starfrontlet

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.

Bolivian Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in the Andes from Peru to Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Males have violet breast and green body. Nectarivore of cloud forest and páramo edges. An attractive Andean starfrontlet with iridescent violet patches.

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