Anna's Hummingbird vs White-bearded Hermit

Calypte anna comparado com Phaethornis hispidus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Anna's Hummingbird White-bearded Hermit
Nome científico Calypte anna Phaethornis hispidus
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) 10,8 cm (4.3 in)
Peso 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 4,975 g (0.18 oz)
Dieta Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore visiting Heliconia, Costus, and banana flowers along forest understory routes. Takes small insects opportunistically.
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
White-bearded Hermit
Envergadura
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
White-bearded Hermit 10,8 cm
Peso
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
White-bearded Hermit 4,975 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Anna's Hummingbird only

White-bearded 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.

White-bearded Hermit

Canto

Sharp, staccato chips in rapid series; clean, emphatic notes delivered rhythmically without inflection or melodic variation.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

White-bearded Hermit

Widespread in western Amazonia from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. Found at 100–1,000 m.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

White-bearded 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

White-bearded 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.

White-bearded Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (13-15 cm) found in lowland forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Bolivia. Green plumage with a distinctive white beard-like throat stripe and long, white-tipped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers.

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