Diamantina Sabrewing vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Campylopterus diamantinensis verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Diamantina Sabrewing Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Campylopterus diamantinensis Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 8,266666666666667 g (0.29 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Diamantina Sabrewing
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Diamantina Sabrewing
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Diamantina Sabrewing 8,266666666666667 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

Diamantina Sabrewing

Gesang

Thin, high sibilant twittering; delicate cascade of light notes with silvery quality during foraging.

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

Diamantina Sabrewing

Endemic to the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia, Brazil. Restricted to campo rupestre and gallery forest habitats.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Diamantina Sabrewing

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Diamantina Sabrewing

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

Diamantina Sabrewing

A large hummingbird endemic to the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia, Brazil. Green plumage. Nectarivore of campo rupestre and gallery forest. Named for the Diamantina Plateau. One of the most recently discovered Brazilian hummingbird species.

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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