Anna's Hummingbird vs Rufous-capped Thornbill

Calypte anna so với Chalcostigma ruficeps

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Anna's Hummingbird Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tên Khoa Học Calypte anna Chalcostigma ruficeps
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 12,0 cm (4.7 in) 11,6 cm (4.6 in)
Khối Lượng 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 3,6666666666666665 g (0.13 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Peruvian and Bolivian puna; forages at Chuquiraga and low shrubs. Catches tiny arthropods.
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Rufous-capped Thornbill
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Rufous-capped Thornbill 11,6 cm
Khối Lượng
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Rufous-capped Thornbill 3,6666666666666665 g
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Anna's Hummingbird only

Rufous-capped Thornbill 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

Anna's Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

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.

Rufous-capped Thornbill

Tiếng Hót

Melodic, descending phrase with warm timbre; clear notes stepping down smoothly in relaxed musical progression.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Rufous-capped Thornbill

Found on the eastern Andean slope from Ecuador south to Bolivia in lower montane forest. 1,200–2,600 m elevation.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rufous-capped Thornbill

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How to Tell Them Apart

Anna's Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

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.

Mỏ

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

Rufous-capped Thornbill

Bộ Lông

Purple-crowned Plovercrest: males with glittering violet crown; metallic green above; white underparts; females green with spotted below

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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.

Rufous-capped Thornbill

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean cloud forests and páramo from Ecuador to Bolivia at 2,500-4,000 m. Rufous cap and green plumage. Nectarivore of high-altitude shrubs and Puya bromeliads. Often found near treeline in elfin forest.

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