White-throated Hummingbird vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Leucochloris albicollis verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal White-throated Hummingbird Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Leucochloris albicollis Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 11,8 cm (4.6 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 5,95 g (0.21 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
White-throated Hummingbird
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
White-throated Hummingbird 11,8 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
White-throated Hummingbird 5,95 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

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.

Song & Call Comparison

White-throated Hummingbird

Gesang

Melodic, ascending three-note phrase; clear flute-like tones rising smoothly in pleasant morning territorial song.

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

White-throated Hummingbird

Found from eastern Brazil through Uruguay to Argentina and Paraguay. Resident in Atlantic Forest and cerrado edges.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

White-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

White-throated 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

White-throated Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found from eastern Brazil through Uruguay to Argentina and Paraguay. Green plumage with a clean white throat and breast. Nectarivore of Atlantic Forest edges, cerrado, and gardens. Common in southeastern South America.

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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