Sooty-capped Hermit vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Phaethornis augusti verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Sooty-capped Hermit Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phaethornis augusti Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 11,4 cm (4.5 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 4,916666666666667 g (0.17 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore specializing in Heliconia and other curved tubular flowers. Supplements diet with small spiders and … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Sooty-capped Hermit
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Sooty-capped Hermit 11,4 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Sooty-capped Hermit 4,916666666666667 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

Sooty-capped Hermit

Gesang

Rough, scratchy chatter with coarse texture; series of dry notes scraping together in loose rhythm near nest site.

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

Sooty-capped Hermit

Found in arid scrub and forest edges of northern Venezuela and adjacent Colombia, including Margarita Island. Sea level to 1,200 m.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Sooty-capped Hermit

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Sooty-capped Hermit

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

Sooty-capped Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in montane forests from Venezuela to Peru at 800-2,400 m elevation. Dark sooty cap contrasting with green body and rufous rump. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Known for its deep, resonant song.

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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