Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Leucolia wagneri مقارنةً بـ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Leucolia wagneri Archilochus colubris
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
طول الجناح 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
الوزن 6,3 g (0.22 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
طول الجناح
Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
الوزن
Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird 6,3 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird only

بلا

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

الغناء

Pure, bell-like descending phrase; clear resonant tones stepping downward smoothly in musical sequence.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

Found in montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 1,000-2,500 m. Resident in pine-oak and cloud forest.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

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

About These Birds

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with cinnamon flanks. Nectarivore of pine-oak and cloud forest. Named after the German collector Moritz Wagner.

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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