Sapphire-throated Hummingbird vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Chrysuronia coeruleogularis verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sapphire-throated Hummingbird Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chrysuronia coeruleogularis Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 4,133333333333333 g (0.15 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on floral nectar in forest understory, hovering at Heliconia and bromeliads. Supplements with spiders … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird 4,133333333333333 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

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

Gesang

High, thin chip note with silvery sibilant ending; soft twittering sequence given quietly during active 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

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

Found in tropical lowlands from Honduras to Venezuela and Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean lowland habitats.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Sapphire-throated 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

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in tropical lowlands from Honduras to Venezuela and Ecuador. Males have a deep sapphire-blue throat. Green body. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Found primarily in Caribbean lowland habitats.

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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