Anna's Hummingbird vs Slender-tailed Woodstar

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Microstilbon burmeisteri

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird Slender-tailed Woodstar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Microstilbon burmeisteri
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) 6.0 cm (2.4 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 2.09 g (0.07 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of montane scrub, probing small tubular flowers. Catches spiders and minute flies to supply …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Slender-tailed Woodstar
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Slender-tailed Woodstar 6.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Slender-tailed Woodstar 2.09 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.

Slender-tailed Woodstar

เสียงร้อง

Soft, liquid descending cascade; gentle mellow notes flowing downward in quiet musical sequence at dawn.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Slender-tailed Woodstar

Found in arid scrub and woodland of central Bolivia and northwestern Argentina at 1,000-3,000 m. Resident and partial migrant.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Slender-tailed Woodstar

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

Slender-tailed Woodstar

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.

Slender-tailed Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in arid scrub and woodland of central Bolivia and northwestern Argentina at 1,000-3,000 m. Males have a slender, forked tail. Nectarivore of dry forest and garden flowers. Named after the German zoologist Hermann Burmeister.

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