Anna's Hummingbird vs White-bearded Helmetcrest

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Oxypogon lindenii

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird White-bearded Helmetcrest
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Oxypogon lindenii
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) 14.4 cm (5.7 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 4.8 g (0.17 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore restricted to high Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta páramo. Visits sparse Espeletia blooms; supplements …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
White-bearded Helmetcrest
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
White-bearded Helmetcrest 14.4 cm
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
White-bearded Helmetcrest 4.8 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.

White-bearded Helmetcrest

เสียงร้อง

Soft, melodic ascending call; gentle pure tones rising gradually in unhurried musical sequence at forest edge.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

White-bearded Helmetcrest

Endemic to the Venezuelan Andes of Mérida in high páramo at 3,000–4,600 m. Restricted range.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

White-bearded Helmetcrest

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

White-bearded Helmetcrest

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.

White-bearded Helmetcrest

A small hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the Andes of western Venezuela (Mérida and Trujillo) at 3,500-4,700 m. Males have a white beard and erect crest. Nectarivore of páramo, visiting Espeletia frailejón. A Venezuelan highland endemic.

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