Anna's Hummingbird vs Hooded Visorbearer

Calypte anna 对比 Augastes lumachella

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Anna's Hummingbird Hooded Visorbearer
学名 Calypte anna Augastes lumachella
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Near Threatened
体长 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
翼展 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 12.0 cm (4.7 in)
体重 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 4.4 g (0.16 oz)
食性 Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore specializing in montane campo rupestre blooms. Supplements nectar diet with small arthropods.
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Hooded Visorbearer
翼展
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Hooded Visorbearer 12.0 cm
体重
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Hooded Visorbearer 4.4 g

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Anna's Hummingbird only

Hooded Visorbearer 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.

Hooded Visorbearer

鸣唱

Harsh, buzzy chatter with raspy edge; rough notes interspersed with sharper chips in energetic vocal display.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Hooded Visorbearer

Endemic to the campo rupestre highlands of eastern Bahia, Brazil, in the Chapada Diamantina region. 800–1,600 m.

保护状况

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Near Threatened

Hooded Visorbearer

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

Hooded Visorbearer

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.

Hooded Visorbearer

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) endemic to the Chapada Diamantina highlands of Bahia, Brazil. Luminous golden-green forehead visor and dark plumage. Nectarivore of rocky campo rupestre habitats. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted range and habitat degradation.

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