Pirre Hummingbird vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Goldmania bella verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Pirre Hummingbird Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Goldmania bella 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 3,375 g (0.12 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Darién highland forest; visits bromeliads and epiphytic flowers and supplements with small arthropods. Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Pirre Hummingbird
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Pirre Hummingbird
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Pirre Hummingbird 3,375 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Pirre Hummingbird 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

Pirre Hummingbird

Gesang

Thin, reedy whistle with wavering quality; soft slightly nasal tone trembling gently in humid 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

Pirre Hummingbird

Endemic to the Pirre massif of eastern Panama at 700-1,500 m. Extremely restricted Panamanian endemic.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Pirre Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Pirre 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

Pirre Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Pirre massif of eastern Panama at 700-1,500 m. Green plumage. Nectarivore of cloud forest. An extremely range-restricted Panamanian endemic found only on Cerro Pirre and adjacent peaks.

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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