Perija Starfrontlet vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Coeligena consita verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Perija Starfrontlet Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coeligena consita Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 14,6 cm (5.7 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 6,49 g (0.23 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Colombian Sierra Nevada; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Gleans small arthropods from mossy branches. Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Perija Starfrontlet
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Perija Starfrontlet 14,6 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Perija Starfrontlet 6,49 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Perija Starfrontlet only

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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.

Song & Call Comparison

Perija Starfrontlet

Gesang

Soft, liquid notes in gentle cascade; flowing mellow tones with subtle variation in humid high-altitude forest.

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

Perija Starfrontlet

Endemic to the Serranía de Perijá on the Colombia–Venezuela border at 2,000–3,200 m elevation.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Perija Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Perija Starfrontlet

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

Perija Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13 cm) endemic to the Sierra de Perijá on the Colombia-Venezuela border at 1,700-3,100 m. Iridescent green plumage. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted mountain range habitat.

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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