Dusky Hummingbird vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Phaeoptila sordida verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Dusky Hummingbird Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phaeoptila sordida 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 3,9199999999999995 g (0.14 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on nectar from dry-forest flowers and flowering cacti in Mexico. Supplements diet with insects … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
Gelegegröße 2 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Dusky Hummingbird
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Dusky Hummingbird
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Dusky Hummingbird 3,9199999999999995 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Dusky Hummingbird only

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Rubinkehlkolibri only

Rubinkehlkolibri

Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.

Song & Call Comparison

Dusky Hummingbird

Gesang

High, crystalline notes in animated phrase; clear bright tones cascading smoothly in lively vocal display.

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

Dusky Hummingbird

Endemic to arid regions of central and southern Mexico. Resident in dry scrub and thorn forest from Puebla to Oaxaca.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Dusky Hummingbird

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Dusky Hummingbird

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

Dusky Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to arid regions of central and southern Mexico. Dull olive-grey plumage, unusually drab for a hummingbird. Long, slightly decurved bill. Nectarivore of dry scrub and thorn forest. Adapted to xeric habitats.

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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