Gray's Hummingbird vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Chrysuronia grayi verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Gray's Hummingbird Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chrysuronia grayi 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 5,6499999999999995 g (0.20 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Gray's Hummingbird
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Gray's Hummingbird
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Gray's Hummingbird 5,6499999999999995 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g
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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.

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Song & Call Comparison

Gray's Hummingbird

Gesang

Sharp, emphatic chip followed by short buzzy trill; clean staccato onset launching into brief rough cascade.

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

Gray's Hummingbird

Found in western Ecuador. Resident in lowland and foothill forest edges. Limited ecological data available.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Gray's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

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How to Tell Them Apart

Gray's Hummingbird

Gefieder

Chinese Coucal: dark brown above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; winter plumage streaked; Asian coucal

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

Gray's Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird found in western Ecuador. Green plumage. Nectarivore of lowland and foothill forest edges. Named after George Robert Gray. Sometimes treated as a subspecies. Limited ecological data available.

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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