White-bearded Hermit vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Phaethornis hispidus verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal White-bearded Hermit Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phaethornis hispidus Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 10,8 cm (4.3 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 4,975 g (0.18 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore visiting Heliconia, Costus, and banana flowers along forest understory routes. Takes small insects opportunistically. Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
White-bearded Hermit
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
White-bearded Hermit 10,8 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
White-bearded Hermit 4,975 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g
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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.

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Song & Call Comparison

White-bearded Hermit

Gesang

Sharp, staccato chips in rapid series; clean, emphatic notes delivered rhythmically without inflection or melodic variation.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-bearded Hermit

Widespread in western Amazonia from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. Found at 100–1,000 m.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

White-bearded Hermit

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-bearded Hermit

Gefieder

Mexican Hermit: olive-green above; pale whitish below; dark facial mask; white supercilium; pale buff-white supercilium; curved bill

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

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About These Birds

White-bearded Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (13-15 cm) found in lowland forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Bolivia. Green plumage with a distinctive white beard-like throat stripe and long, white-tipped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers.

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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