Santa Marta Blossomcrown vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Anthocephala floriceps verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Santa Marta Blossomcrown Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anthocephala floriceps Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 9,7 cm (3.8 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 3,45 g (0.12 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; feeds on highland flowers and supplements diet … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
Gelegegröße -- 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Santa Marta Blossomcrown
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Santa Marta Blossomcrown 9,7 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Santa Marta Blossomcrown 3,45 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Santa Marta Blossomcrown only

-

Rubinkehlkolibri only

-

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Song & Call Comparison

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Gesang

Melodic, rolling phrase with liquid character; warm bubbly notes tumbling loosely in pleasant sequence at forest edge.

Rubinkehlkolibri

Gesang

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

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,800-3,500 m. Found nowhere else. Classified as Endangered.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Rubinkehlkolibri

Gefieder

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.

Schnabel

Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers

About These Birds

Santa Marta Blossomcrown

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,800-3,500 m. Males have a chestnut and white crown. Nectarivore of cloud forest. A Santa Marta highland endemic. Classified as Endangered due to limited range.

Rubinkehlkolibri

Der Rubinkehlkolibri ist der einzige im Osten Nordamerikas brütende Kolibri. Diese winzigen Vögel schlagen mit ihren Flügeln etwa 53 Mal pro Sekunde und können rückwärts, seitwärts und sogar kurzzeitig kopfüber fliegen. Auf ihrem Zug überqueren sie den Golf von Mexiko in einem außergewöhnlichen, ununterbrochenen Flug von 800 km.

Related Comparisons

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family