Blue-throated Mountain-gem vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Lampornis clemenciae verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Blue-throated Mountain-gem Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Lampornis clemenciae Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 14,7 cm (5.8 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 7,25 g (0.26 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of US and Mexican highland forest; visits diverse flowers at medium to high elevation. … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Blue-throated Mountain-gem
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Blue-throated Mountain-gem 14,7 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Blue-throated Mountain-gem 7,25 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Blue-throated Mountain-gem 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

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Gesang

Rough, nasal chatter with emphatic delivery; series of coarse buzzy notes audible from considerable distance.

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

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Found from the mountains of southern Arizona south through Mexico to Honduras in pine-oak forest. 1,400–3,500 m.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

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

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in mountain canyons of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Males have a brilliant blue throat gorget. The largest hummingbird breeding in the US. Nectarivore of mountain meadows and garden feeders. Known for its loud, squeaky call.

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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