Anna's Hummingbird vs Empress Brilliant

Calypte anna 对比 Heliodoxa imperatrix

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Anna's Hummingbird Empress Brilliant
学名 Calypte anna Heliodoxa imperatrix
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
翼展 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 14.6 cm (5.7 in)
体重 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 8.8 g (0.31 oz)
食性 Nectar, small insects, and tree sap. Visits a wide variety of native and ornamental flowering … Nectarivore of Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Heliconia. Supplements with small …
产卵数 2 1
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Anna's Hummingbird 10.0 cm
Empress Brilliant
翼展
Anna's Hummingbird 12.0 cm
Empress Brilliant 14.6 cm
体重
Anna's Hummingbird 4.3 g
Empress Brilliant 8.8 g

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Anna's Hummingbird only

Empress 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

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.

Empress Brilliant

鸣唱

High, crystalline series of musical notes; clear bright sequence ascending smoothly in characteristically cheerful manner.

Geographic Range & Migration

Anna's Hummingbird

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

Empress Brilliant

Found on the Pacific slope of Colombia and Ecuador in humid lowland and foothill forest. Sea level to 1,200 m.

保护状况

Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Empress Brilliant

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

Empress 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.

Empress Brilliant

皇后宝石蜂鸟是哥伦比亚和厄瓜多尔西太平洋坡特有的大型蜂鸟。雄鸟体羽深绿,胸部和喉部具闪光紫色斑块,尾部分叉。栖息于潮湿的低山和丘陵森林,以花蜜为食。因森林砍伐,被列为易危物种。

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