Coppery-headed Emerald vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Microchera cupreiceps verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Coppery-headed Emerald Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Microchera cupreiceps 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 3,15 g (0.11 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. Takes small insects … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Coppery-headed Emerald
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Coppery-headed Emerald
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Coppery-headed Emerald 3,15 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Coppery-headed Emerald only

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

Coppery-headed Emerald

Gesang

Rough, grating buzz with coarse texture; harsh sustained vibration carrying across open scrubby hillside.

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

Coppery-headed Emerald

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica at 700-1,600 m. Classified as Near Threatened. A Costa Rican endemic.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Coppery-headed Emerald

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Coppery-headed Emerald

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

Coppery-headed Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica at 700-1,600 m. Males have a glittering copper-green crown and white breast. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. A Costa Rican endemic. Classified as Near Threatened.

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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