Cinnamon Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Amazilia rutila مقارنةً بـ Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Cinnamon Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Amazilia rutila Archilochus colubris
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
طول الجناح 11,4 cm (4.5 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
الوزن 4,725 g (0.17 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
طول الجناح
Cinnamon Hummingbird 11,4 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
الوزن
Cinnamon Hummingbird 4,725 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Cinnamon Hummingbird only

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

بلا

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.

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Song & Call Comparison

Cinnamon Hummingbird

الغناء

Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated quickly; clean staccato delivery with forceful attack during territory announcement.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

الغناء

Soft, high-pitched chattering and twittering 'chee-dit'. Also produces a thin 'tik' call in flight. Wing beats create an audible high-pitched humming buzz during hovering.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Cinnamon Hummingbird

Found along the Pacific coast from Mexico to Costa Rica. Resident in dry forest, scrub, and gardens.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Eastern North America from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast. Winters in Central America and southern Mexico.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Cinnamon Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Cinnamon Hummingbird

الريش

Black-faced Coucal (alt): black face mask; dark brown mantle; rufous wings; pale buff below; red eye; long dark graduated tail

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

الريش

Metallic green upperparts and greyish-white underparts. Males have a brilliant iridescent ruby-red gorget that appears black in poor light. Females lack the gorget.

المنقار

Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers

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About These Birds

Cinnamon Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in dry to semi-humid habitats along the Pacific coast from Mexico to Costa Rica. Entirely cinnamon-rufous underparts, unusual for a hummingbird. Nectarivore of dry forest, scrub, and gardens.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

The ruby-throated hummingbird is the only breeding hummingbird in eastern North America. These tiny birds beat their wings about 53 times per second and can fly backwards, sideways, and even briefly upside down. They make an extraordinary non-stop 800 km crossing of the Gulf of Mexico during migration.

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