Green-headed Hillstar vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Oreotrochilus stolzmanni verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Green-headed Hillstar Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Oreotrochilus stolzmanni Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 14,5 cm (5.7 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 8,016666666666667 g (0.28 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Peruvian high puna; visits Chuquiraga and Lupinus blooms. Supplements with small flies and … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Green-headed Hillstar
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Green-headed Hillstar 14,5 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Green-headed Hillstar 8,016666666666667 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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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

Green-headed Hillstar

Gesang

Soft, pure descending whistle; gentle single note curving downward smoothly, warm and musical in quiet forest.

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

Green-headed Hillstar

Found on the western Andean slope and coastal desert hills of Peru at 1,500–3,600 m elevation.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Green-headed Hillstar

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Green-headed Hillstar

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

Green-headed Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in the Andes of Peru and Ecuador at 2,800-4,200 m. Green plumage with a glittering green hood. Nectarivore of high-altitude shrubs and Puya plants. Closely related to Andean Hillstar. Sometimes considered conspecific.

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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