Anna's Hummingbird vs Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

Calypte anna ile kıyaslandığında Tilmatura dupontii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Anna's Hummingbird Sparkling-tailed Woodstar
Bilimsel Ad Calypte anna Tilmatura dupontii
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) 7,2 cm (2.8 in)
Ağırlık 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 2,2 g (0.08 oz)
Beslenme Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Feeds on floral nectar at low scrub blooms in dry Central American valleys. Catches small …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 --
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Sparkling-tailed Woodstar
Kanat Açıklığı
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Sparkling-tailed Woodstar 7,2 cm
Ağırlık
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Sparkling-tailed Woodstar 2,2 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Anna's Hummingbird only

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar 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.

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

Şarkı

Sharp, penetrating squeak repeated quickly; tiny piercing notes given insistently during competitive territorial encounter.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

Found in highlands from southern Mexico to Honduras at 600-2,500 m elevation. Resident in pine-oak and cloud forest edges.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

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

Sparkling-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.

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in highlands from Mexico to Honduras at 600-2,500 m. Males have a striking elongated, sparkling tail with dark tips. Nectarivore of pine-oak forest edges and gardens. The tail sparkles like fireworks in flight.

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