Anna's Hummingbird vs Esmeraldas Woodstar

Calypte anna 对比 Chaetocercus berlepschi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Anna's Hummingbird Esmeraldas Woodstar
学名 Calypte anna Chaetocercus berlepschi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Vulnerable
体长 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
翼展 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 5.3 cm (2.1 in)
体重 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 2.505 g (0.09 oz)
食性 Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Critically rare; feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs in Ecuadorian lowland forest. Takes small insects …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Esmeraldas Woodstar
翼展
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Esmeraldas Woodstar 5.3 cm
体重
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Esmeraldas Woodstar 2.505 g

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Anna's Hummingbird only

Esmeraldas 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

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.

Esmeraldas Woodstar

鸣唱

Soft, melodic warbling with flowing character; gentle notes weaving smoothly in quiet phrase at forest edge.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Esmeraldas Woodstar

Endemic to western Ecuador in the Chocó lowlands and foothills. Classified as Endangered due to severe deforestation.

保护状况

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Vulnerable

Esmeraldas Woodstar

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Esmeraldas 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.

Esmeraldas Woodstar

贝氏木星蜂鸟 (Chaetocercus berlepschi),体长约6厘米。雄鸟喉部玫瑰红色闪光,上体绿色,尾短而分叉。特有于厄瓜多尔西部沿海地区。栖息于热带低地森林和林缘灌丛。以花蜜和小型昆虫为食。

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