Anna's Hummingbird vs Violet-capped Woodnymph

Calypte anna เปรียบเทียบกับ Thalurania glaucopis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Anna's Hummingbird Violet-capped Woodnymph
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Calypte anna Thalurania glaucopis
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) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 4.78 g (0.17 oz)
อาหาร Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of South Brazilian forest, visiting bromeliads and Heliconia. Supplements with insects and spiders.
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Violet-capped Woodnymph
กว้างปีก
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Violet-capped Woodnymph 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Violet-capped Woodnymph 4.78 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.

Violet-capped Woodnymph

เสียงร้อง

Deep, hollow churr with resonant character; prolonged buzzing sound vibrating softly through tropical canopy.

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 Woodnymph

Found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Resident.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Violet-capped Woodnymph

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 Woodnymph

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 Woodnymph

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Males have a violet-blue crown and green body. Nectarivore of forest and forest edges. Replaced by Fork-tailed Woodnymph in Amazonia.

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