Anna's Hummingbird vs Violet-capped Hummingbird

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Goldmania violiceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird Violet-capped Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Goldmania violiceps
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Near Threatened
ความยาว 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
กว้างปีก 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 9.9 cm (3.9 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 3.8666666666666667 g (0.14 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on nectar from lowland Panamanian forest flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders foraged from …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Violet-capped Hummingbird
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Violet-capped Hummingbird 9.9 cm
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Violet-capped Hummingbird 3.8666666666666667 g

Habitat Comparison

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Anna's Hummingbird only

Violet-capped 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.

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.

Violet-capped Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic ring; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Violet-capped Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Near Threatened

Violet-capped Hummingbird

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

Violet-capped Hummingbird

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.

Violet-capped Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests from eastern Panama to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with a violet crown (males). Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Named after the American ornithologist William Goldman.

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