Festive Coquette vs Rubinkehlkolibri
Lophornis chalybeus verglichen mit Archilochus colubris
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Festive Coquette | Rubinkehlkolibri |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Lophornis chalybeus | Archilochus colubris |
| Ordnung | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familie | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | 8,5 cm (3.3 in) |
| Flügelspannweite | 8,4 cm (3.3 in) | 11,0 cm (4.3 in) |
| Gewicht | 3,0 g (0.11 oz) | 3,1 g (0.11 oz) |
| Ernährung | Nectarivore of Venezuela forest edges. Forages at small flowers; catches tiny insects with precise hovering … | Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over … |
| Gelegegröße | 2 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Rubinkehlkolibri
Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.
Song & Call Comparison
Festive Coquette
Melodic, three-note descending phrase; clear warm tones stepping gracefully downward, repeated regularly from tall perch.
Rubinkehlkolibri
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
Festive Coquette
Found in humid lowland and foothill forest from southern Venezuela through the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil. 0–800 m.
Rubinkehlkolibri
Eastern North America from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast. Winters in Central America and southern Mexico.
Erhaltungsstatus
Festive Coquette
Rubinkehlkolibri
How to Tell Them Apart
Festive Coquette
Short-tailed Woodstar: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; tiny; females green above with spots
Rubinkehlkolibri
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.
Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers
About These Birds
Festive Coquette
A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in the Atlantic Forest and cerrado of eastern and central South America. Males have green crest and bronze-green cheek plumes. Nectarivore of forest edges, gardens, and cerrado. Relatively common in southeastern Brazil.
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.