Anna's Hummingbird vs Snowcap

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Microchera albocoronata

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird Snowcap
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Microchera albocoronata
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) 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 2.7 g (0.10 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from low shrubs and forest epiphytes in Central America. Supplements with small …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Snowcap
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Snowcap 8.1 cm
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Snowcap 2.7 g

Habitat Comparison

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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.

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.

Snowcap

เสียงร้อง

High, crystalline notes in bright musical phrase; clear ascending tones cascading smoothly in cheerful display.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Snowcap

Found in humid forests from Honduras to western Panama. Resident in lowland and foothill forest canopy.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Snowcap

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

Snowcap

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.

Snowcap

A tiny hummingbird (6-7 cm) found in humid forests from Honduras to western Panama. Males have a striking white crown cap contrasting with dark purple body, giving the snowcap name. Nectarivore of forest canopy. One of the smallest and most distinctive Central American hummingbirds.

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