Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Anna's Hummingbird

Aglaeactis pamela ile kıyaslandığında Calypte anna

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Black-hooded Sunbeam Anna's Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Aglaeactis pamela Calypte anna
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 13,6 cm (5.4 in) 12,0 cm (4.7 in)
Ağırlık 5,5 g (0.19 oz) 4,3 g (0.15 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Bolivian high-altitude scrub; forages at Chuquiraga and Ericaceae. Catches small insects opportunistically. Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Black-hooded Sunbeam
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Black-hooded Sunbeam 13,6 cm
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Ağırlık
Black-hooded Sunbeam 5,5 g
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Black-hooded Sunbeam only

Anna's 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.

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Şarkı

Deep, resonant churring with hollow quality; prolonged low buzzing trill carrying well through Andean scrub habitat.

Anna's Hummingbird

Şarkı

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Endemic to Bolivia in high Andean puna of Cochabamba and La Paz at 3,200–4,600 m elevation.

Anna's Hummingbird

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

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Tuy

Hoary Puffleg: males with brilliant white pufflegs; glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; females green above; spotted below

Anna's Hummingbird

Tuy

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.

Gaga

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

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About These Birds

Black-hooded Sunbeam

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the Andes of Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Males have a distinctive black hood contrasting with iridescent coppery body. Nectarivore of montane cloud forest edges and scrub. A Bolivian endemic.

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.

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