Beautiful Hummingbird vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Calothorax pulcher verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Beautiful Hummingbird Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Calothorax pulcher Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 7,4 cm (2.9 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 2,6575 g (0.09 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on nectar from dry-forest flowers in Oaxaca, hovering at low scrub blooms. Catches gnats … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Beautiful Hummingbird
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Beautiful Hummingbird 7,4 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Beautiful Hummingbird 2,6575 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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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

Beautiful Hummingbird

Gesang

Soft, pure whistle with plaintive character; gentle wavering tone fading gently in dense cloud forest shade.

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

Beautiful Hummingbird

Endemic to southwestern Mexico in Guerrero and Oaxaca. Resident in dry forest and thorn scrub at 600-2,000 m elevation.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Beautiful Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Beautiful Hummingbird

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

Beautiful Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to southwestern Mexico in Guerrero and Oaxaca. Males have a magenta gorget similar to Lucifer Hummingbird. Long, decurved bill. Nectarivore of dry forest and thorn scrub. A Mexican endemic with restricted 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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