Anna's Hummingbird vs Wedge-tailed Hillstar

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Oreotrochilus adela

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird Wedge-tailed Hillstar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Oreotrochilus adela
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) 13.1 cm (5.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 7.8500000000000005 g (0.28 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Andean inter-valley slopes; visits Chuquiraga and scattered shrub flowers. Catches small arthropods.
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Wedge-tailed Hillstar
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Wedge-tailed Hillstar 13.1 cm
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Wedge-tailed Hillstar 7.8500000000000005 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.

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

เสียงร้อง

Deep, resonant buzz with powerful carrying; low-frequency churring trill audible at impressive distance across open land.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

Endemic to Bolivia and adjacent Peru in high Andean puna and scrub at 2,800–4,400 m elevation.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

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

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

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.

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the eastern Bolivian Andes at 2,700-4,200 m. Green plumage with a distinctive wedge-shaped tail. Nectarivore of puna scrub and cloud forest edges. A Bolivian near-endemic with a limited range.

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