Santa Marta Sabrewing vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Campylopterus phainopeplus verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Santa Marta Sabrewing Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Campylopterus phainopeplus Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 13,6 cm (5.4 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 6,825 g (0.24 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Santa Marta Sabrewing
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Santa Marta Sabrewing 13,6 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Santa Marta Sabrewing 6,825 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g
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Habitat Comparison

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Rubinkehlkolibri only

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Rubinkehlkolibri

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Gesang

Rapid, animated twittering with bright quality; light notes cascading freely in cheerful energetic sequence.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Classified as Endangered.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

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How to Tell Them Apart

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Gefieder

Kori Bustard: pale gray-white below; finely vermiculated gray-black above; black and white neck barring; large size; male much larger

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

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About These Birds

Santa Marta Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Dark green plumage with iridescent blue throat. Nectarivore of cloud forest. A Santa Marta endemic. Classified as Endangered due to 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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