Anna's Hummingbird vs Blue-throated Hillstar

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird Blue-throated Hillstar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Critically Endangered
ความยาว 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
กว้างปีก 12.0 cm (4.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 7.6 g (0.27 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore adapted to very high elevations; forages at Chuquiraga, Gentianella, and Puya flowers. Gleans arthropods.
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Blue-throated Hillstar
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Blue-throated Hillstar
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Blue-throated Hillstar 7.6 g
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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.

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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.

Blue-throated Hillstar

เสียงร้อง

Buzzy, sustained trill with monotonous quality; continuous low-pitched vibration with little variation across prolonged delivery.

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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.

Blue-throated Hillstar

Endemic to the Cordillera de Chilla region of extreme southwestern Ecuador in high páramo. 3,200–4,200 m. Endangered.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Critically Endangered

Blue-throated Hillstar

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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

Blue-throated Hillstar

ขนนก

Little Woodstar: tiny; males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted below

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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.

Blue-throated Hillstar

A recently discovered hummingbird (11 cm) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador at 3,300-3,900 m. Males have an iridescent blue throat. Described in 2018. Known from a single ridgeline. Critically Endangered with a range estimated at less than 100 km2.

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