Glittering-bellied Emerald vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chlorostilbon lucidus مقارنةً بـ Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Glittering-bellied Emerald Ruby-throated Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Chlorostilbon lucidus Archilochus colubris
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
طول الجناح 9,9 cm (3.9 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
الوزن 3,6666666666666665 g (0.13 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Widespread Amazonian nectarivore visiting diverse lowland flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders foraged from canopy. 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
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
طول الجناح
Glittering-bellied Emerald 9,9 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
الوزن
Glittering-bellied Emerald 3,6666666666666665 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Glittering-bellied Emerald only

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

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

Glittering-bellied Emerald

الغناء

Soft, liquid notes in gentle flowing phrase; mellow tones with subtle melodic variation in forest shade.

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

Glittering-bellied Emerald

Found from eastern Brazil through Uruguay to Argentina and Paraguay. Resident in gardens, parks, and forest edges.

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

Glittering-bellied Emerald

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Glittering-bellied Emerald

الريش

Hummingbird sp. (Chrysuronia): males with glittering golden-green gorget; metallic green above; females green above; spotted below

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

Glittering-bellied Emerald

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found from eastern Brazil through Uruguay to Argentina and Paraguay. Bright green plumage with a glittering green belly. Nectarivore of gardens, parks, and forest edges. One of the most common garden hummingbirds in southeastern South America.

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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