Anna's Hummingbird vs Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Calypte anna ile kıyaslandığında Stephanoxis loddigesii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Anna's Hummingbird Purple-crowned Plovercrest
Bilimsel Ad Calypte anna Stephanoxis loddigesii
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 9,5 cm (3.7 in)
Ağırlık 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 3,2 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Purple-crowned Plovercrest
Kanat Açıklığı
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Purple-crowned Plovercrest 9,5 cm
Ağırlık
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Purple-crowned Plovercrest 3,2 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Anna's Hummingbird only

Purple-crowned Plovercrest 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

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.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Şarkı

High, insect-like buzz sustained steadily; thin monotone with rapid modulation barely distinguishable from background insects.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Found in southeastern Brazil. Resident in Atlantic Forest edges and secondary growth. An Atlantic Forest near-endemic.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

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.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in southeastern Brazil. Males have a purple-violet crest. Nectarivore of Atlantic Forest edges and secondary growth. Recently split from Green-crowned Plovercrest. An Atlantic Forest near-endemic.

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