Streak-throated Hermit vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Phaethornis rupurumii verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Streak-throated Hermit Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phaethornis rupurumii Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 8,6 cm (3.4 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 3,1 g (0.11 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore and insectivore; extracts nectar from trap-lining flowers and hawks small flying insects in forest … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Streak-throated Hermit
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Streak-throated Hermit 8,6 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Streak-throated Hermit 3,1 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

Streak-throated Hermit

Gesang

High, thin peep barely audible beyond few metres; delicate single note repeated softly with long intervals in between.

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

Streak-throated Hermit

Found in the Guiana Shield from Venezuela and Guyana south through Amazonia to Bolivia. Resident in lowland forest along streams and rivers.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Streak-throated Hermit

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Streak-throated Hermit

Gefieder

Tiny; green-bronze upperparts; buff underparts with fine dark streaking on throat; pale supercilium; white-tipped central tail feathers; Guiana Shield species; streaked throat pattern distinguishes from other small hermits.

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

Streak-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid forests and forest edges of the Guiana Shield and southern Venezuela. Green plumage with streak-patterned throat and rufous underparts. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Often confused with Little Hermit in the field.

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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