Slender-tailed Woodstar vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Microstilbon burmeisteri verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Slender-tailed Woodstar Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Microstilbon burmeisteri Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 6,0 cm (2.4 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 2,09 g (0.07 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of montane scrub, probing small tubular flowers. Catches spiders and minute flies to supply … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Slender-tailed Woodstar
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Slender-tailed Woodstar 6,0 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Slender-tailed Woodstar 2,09 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

Slender-tailed Woodstar

Gesang

Soft, liquid descending cascade; gentle mellow notes flowing downward in quiet musical sequence at dawn.

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

Slender-tailed Woodstar

Found in arid scrub and woodland of central Bolivia and northwestern Argentina at 1,000-3,000 m. Resident and partial migrant.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Slender-tailed Woodstar

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Slender-tailed Woodstar

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

Slender-tailed Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in arid scrub and woodland of central Bolivia and northwestern Argentina at 1,000-3,000 m. Males have a slender, forked tail. Nectarivore of dry forest and garden flowers. Named after the German zoologist Hermann Burmeister.

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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