Venezuelan Sylph vs Anna's Hummingbird

Aglaiocercus berlepschi 对比 Calypte anna

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Venezuelan Sylph Anna's Hummingbird
学名 Aglaiocercus berlepschi Calypte anna
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
翼展 11.9 cm (4.7 in) 12.0 cm (4.7 in)
体重 5.0 g (0.18 oz) 4.3 g (0.15 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Venezuelan Andes cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms. Takes small insects and … Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering …
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Venezuelan Sylph
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
翼展
Venezuelan Sylph 11.9 cm
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
体重
Venezuelan Sylph 5.0 g
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Venezuelan Sylph 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

Venezuelan Sylph

鸣唱

Rough, buzzy chatter with energetic rhythm; coarse notes delivered rapidly with distinctive raw texture near nest.

Anna's Hummingbird

鸣唱

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

Venezuelan Sylph

Endemic to the coastal mountains of north-central Venezuela in cloud forest. 1,200–2,400 m. Resident.

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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保护状况

Vulnerable

Venezuelan Sylph

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Venezuelan Sylph

羽毛

Bahama Woodstar: tiny; males with glittering magenta gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted below

Anna's Hummingbird

羽毛

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.

Medium-length, straight, thin black bill

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About These Birds

Venezuelan Sylph

委内瑞拉宝石蜂鸟(Aglaiocercus berlepschi)是一种壮观的蜂鸟,与长尾青蜂鸟关系密切,特产于委内瑞拉海岸山脉。属蜂鸟科(Trochilidae),雄鸟尾羽极长,体羽具彩虹般光泽。

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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