Anna's Hummingbird vs Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Calypte anna в сравнении с Hylonympha macrocerca

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Anna's Hummingbird Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
Научное название Calypte anna Hylonympha macrocerca
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Размах крыльев 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 13,3 cm (5.2 in)
Масса 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 7,25 g (0.26 oz)
Питание Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and diverse forest flowers. Catches small insects near …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
Размах крыльев
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Scissor-tailed Hummingbird 13,3 cm
Масса
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Scissor-tailed Hummingbird 7,25 g
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Anna's Hummingbird only

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird 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

Пение

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.

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Пение

Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated rapidly; clean staccato delivery with rising intensity during 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.

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela in cloud forest at 700–1,200 m. Critically endangered.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Endangered

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

Оперение

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.

Клюв

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

Оперение

Gorgeted Woodstar (alt): males with iridescent blue gorget; metallic green body; white pectoral tufts; females green above; spotted

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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.

Scissor-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm plus elongated tail in males, total 18-20 cm) endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela. Males have deeply forked, scissor-like tail streamers. Nectarivore of humid montane forest. Classified as Endangered.

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