Wedge-tailed Sabrewing vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Pampa pampa verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

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Merkmal Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Pampa pampa Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 7,016666666666667 g (0.25 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing 7,016666666666667 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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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

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Gesang

Melodic, descending four-note phrase; clear flute-like tones stepping downward smoothly in relaxed progression.

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

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Resident in montane forest undergrowth.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

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

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Green plumage with a wedge-shaped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers. Named for its distinctively wedge-shaped tail.

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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