Green-breasted Mango vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Anthracothorax prevostii verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Green-breasted Mango Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anthracothorax prevostii Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 13,1 cm (5.2 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 6,483333333333333 g (0.23 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore foraging at canopy flowers and flower-rich second growth. Catches small arthropods in hover-gleaning maneuvers. Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Green-breasted Mango
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Green-breasted Mango 13,1 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Green-breasted Mango 6,483333333333333 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

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Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Song & Call Comparison

Green-breasted Mango

Gesang

Rapid, bubbling trill with liquid character; quick rolling notes carrying pleasant musical quality through open woodland.

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

Green-breasted Mango

Widespread from southeastern Mexico through Central America to Colombia and western Ecuador. Sea level to 1,200 m.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Green-breasted Mango

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Green-breasted Mango

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

Green-breasted Mango

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found from Mexico through Central America to northwestern South America. Males have green breast, purple tail, and curved bill. Nectarivore of forest edges, gardens, and plantations. Common and conspicuous across its 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.

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