Ruby-throated Hummingbird vs Copper-rumped Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris مقارنةً بـ Saucerottia tobaci

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Ruby-throated Hummingbird Copper-rumped Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Archilochus colubris Saucerottia tobaci
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 3,1 g (0.11 oz) 4,416666666666667 g (0.16 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over … Feeds on floral nectar in Trinidad and Tobago forest and gardens. Supplements diet with insects …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Copper-rumped Hummingbird
طول الجناح
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Copper-rumped Hummingbird
الوزن
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g
Copper-rumped Hummingbird 4,416666666666667 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

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Copper-rumped Hummingbird only

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Copper-rumped Hummingbird

الغناء

Soft, liquid cascade of mellow notes; gentle flowing tones with subtle melodic variation in humid thicket.

Geographic Range & Migration

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Copper-rumped Hummingbird

Found in Trinidad and Tobago and coastal northeastern Venezuela. Resident in gardens and forest edges.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Copper-rumped Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Copper-rumped Hummingbird

About These Birds

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.

Copper-rumped Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Trinidad and Tobago and coastal northeastern Venezuela. Green plumage with a coppery rump. Nectarivore of gardens, forest edges, and plantations. One of the most common hummingbirds in Trinidad.

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