Rufous-throated Hummingbird vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Hylocharis sapphirina verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rufous-throated Hummingbird Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Hylocharis sapphirina 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 4,239999999999999 g (0.15 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Rufous-throated Hummingbird
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Rufous-throated Hummingbird
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Rufous-throated Hummingbird 4,239999999999999 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

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

Gesang

Sharp, piercing screech with urgent character; sudden loud rough call given during aerial territorial chase.

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

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forests from Colombia through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Resident in forest edges.

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

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

Gefieder

Violet Coucal: brilliant violet-blue iridescent body; rufous wings; dark graduated tail; red eye; violet iridescence distinctive

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

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Colombia through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Males have a rufous-red throat. Green plumage. Nectarivore of forest edges and river-edge habitats. Often confused with the similar Gilded Hummingbird.

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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