Anna's Hummingbird vs Velvet-browed Brilliant

Calypte anna so với Heliodoxa xanthogonys

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Anna's Hummingbird Velvet-browed Brilliant
Tên Khoa Học Calypte anna Heliodoxa xanthogonys
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) 12,6 cm (5.0 in)
Khối Lượng 4,3 g (0.15 oz) 6,833333333333333 g (0.24 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore visiting Ericaceae, Fuchsia, and other montane flowers in Andean cloud forest. Takes small insects …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10,0 cm
Velvet-browed Brilliant
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Anna's Hummingbird 12,0 cm
Velvet-browed Brilliant 12,6 cm
Khối Lượng
Anna's Hummingbird 4,3 g
Velvet-browed Brilliant 6,833333333333333 g

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Anna's Hummingbird only

Velvet-browed Brilliant 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

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.

Velvet-browed Brilliant

Tiếng Hót

High, shrill screaming call with carrying quality; piercing notes audible at distance across open Andean hillsides.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Velvet-browed Brilliant

Endemic to the tepuis of Venezuela and adjacent Guyana and Brazil in high-altitude forest. 1,200–2,600 m.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Velvet-browed Brilliant

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

Velvet-browed Brilliant

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.

Velvet-browed Brilliant

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in tepui highlands of southern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana. Green plumage with a velvety dark forehead. Nectarivore of tepui forest edges. A Pantepui endemic of very restricted range. Poorly studied.

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