White-crested Coquette vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Lophornis adorabilis verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal White-crested Coquette Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Lophornis adorabilis Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 7,6 cm (3.0 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 2,645 g (0.09 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of cloud-forest borders; forages at diverse small flowers. Catches tiny insects in rapid hovering … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
White-crested Coquette
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
White-crested Coquette 7,6 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
White-crested Coquette 2,645 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

White-crested Coquette 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

White-crested Coquette

Gesang

Harsh, crackling buzz with emphatic onset; abrupt rough trill issuing suddenly from dense shrub then stopping.

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-crested Coquette

Found from Costa Rica south through Panama to western Colombia on the Pacific slope in foothill forest. 300–1,200 m.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

White-crested Coquette

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

White-crested Coquette

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-crested Coquette

A tiny hummingbird (7 cm) found in humid forests and edges of Costa Rica and western Panama. Males have a white crest and rufous cheek plumes. Green plumage. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. The species epithet adorabilis reflects its charming appearance.

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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