Anna's Hummingbird vs Magenta-throated Woodstar

Calypte anna comparado com Philodice bryantae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Anna's Hummingbird Magenta-throated Woodstar
Nome científico Calypte anna Philodice bryantae
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)
Peso 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 3,4 g (0.12 oz)
Dieta Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore hovering at tubular blossoms in highland forest clearings. Takes small flies and spiders to …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Magenta-throated Woodstar
Envergadura
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Magenta-throated Woodstar
Peso
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Magenta-throated Woodstar 3,4 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Anna's Hummingbird only

Magenta-throated Woodstar 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.

Magenta-throated Woodstar

Canto

Thin, sibilant twittering with silvery quality; high airy notes cascading softly near flowering shrubs.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Magenta-throated Woodstar

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,000-2,200 m elevation. Resident in cloud forest edges and gardens.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Magenta-throated Woodstar

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

Magenta-throated Woodstar

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.

Magenta-throated Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,000-2,200 m. Males have a brilliant magenta-pink throat gorget. Nectarivore of cloud forest edges and gardens. A Central American highland endemic.

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