Anna's Hummingbird vs Racket-tipped Thorntail

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Discosura longicaudus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird Racket-tipped Thorntail
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Discosura longicaudus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
กว้างปีก 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 8.6 cm (3.4 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 3.35 g (0.12 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Amazonian forest canopy. Forages at Inga and other legume flowers; supplements with small …
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Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Racket-tipped Thorntail
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Racket-tipped Thorntail 8.6 cm
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Racket-tipped Thorntail 3.35 g
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Habitat Comparison

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Anna's Hummingbird only

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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

เสียงร้อง

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.

Racket-tipped Thorntail

เสียงร้อง

Melodic, ascending scale of clear notes; bright flute-like tones climbing smoothly, characteristic of morning territorial song.

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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.

Racket-tipped Thorntail

Found in humid lowland forest from Colombia and Venezuela east through the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil. 0–600 m.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Racket-tipped Thorntail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

ขนนก

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.

ปาก

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Racket-tipped Thorntail

ขนนก

Greenish Puffleg: males brilliant metallic green; glittering blue gorget; white flanks; white leg puffs; females green above with spots

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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.

Racket-tipped Thorntail

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm plus long tail rackets in males) found in humid lowland forests from Venezuela through the Guianas and Amazonia. Males have elongated outer tail feathers with distinctive racket-shaped tips. Nectarivore of forest canopy.

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