Anna's Hummingbird vs Hoopoe

Calypte anna 对比 Upupa epops

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Anna's Hummingbird Hoopoe
学名 Calypte anna Upupa epops
Caprimulgiformes Bucerotiformes
Trochilidae Upupidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长 10.0 cm (3.9 in) 28.0 cm (11.0 in)
翼展 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 46.0 cm (18.1 in)
体重 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 62.0 g (2.19 oz)
食性 Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Insects and larvae probed from the ground, especially beetle grubs, crickets, and caterpillars. Occasionally takes …
产卵数 2 2-12
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Hoopoe 28.0 cm
翼展
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Hoopoe 46.0 cm
体重
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Hoopoe 62.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Anna's Hummingbird only

Hoopoe only

Anna's Hummingbird

Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, gardens, parks, and open woodland along the Pacific coast. One of few hummingbirds not fully migratory.

Hoopoe

Open woodland, orchards, vineyards, parkland, and grassland with bare or sparsely vegetated ground for foraging.

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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.

Hoopoe

鸣唱

The eponymous call: a soft, far-carrying 'oop-oop-oop', repeated in triplets or quadruplets. Given from a hidden perch; mellow and flute-like. Contact call is a thin 'cherrr'.

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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.

Hoopoe

Europe, Asia, and Africa. Northern populations are migratory. A widespread species across the Old World.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Hoopoe

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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

Hoopoe

羽毛

Pinkish-brown body with dramatically barred black and white wings and tail. Long, erectile, fan-shaped crest tipped with black. Undulating butterfly-like flight.

Long, thin, slightly decurved bill for probing soil

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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.

Hoopoe

戴胜是欧亚非三洲广泛分布的独特鸟类,具有橙棕色扇形冠羽和黑白相间的翅膀。喙长而弯曲,腹部具纵纹。栖息于开阔林地、耕地和果园,以地面上的昆虫和蠕虫为食。以其响亮特异的'扑扑扑'叫声而闻名,是以色列的国鸟。

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