Saw-billed Hermit vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Ramphodon naevius verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Saw-billed Hermit Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ramphodon naevius Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 14,3 cm (5.6 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 7,15 g (0.25 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Primarily nectarivore; bill curvature matches specific flowers; supplements diet by hawking tiny insects. Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Saw-billed Hermit
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Saw-billed Hermit 14,3 cm
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Saw-billed Hermit 7,15 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

Saw-billed Hermit

Gesang

Bright, musical trill with cheerful bubbly quality; quick rolling notes cascading pleasantly from dense flowering vegetation.

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

Saw-billed Hermit

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil from Bahia to Santa Catarina. Resident in humid forest up to 1,200 m. Near Threatened.

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Saw-billed Hermit

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Saw-billed Hermit

Gefieder

Bronze-green upperparts; underparts rufous-buff with dark brown streaking; broad pale supercilium; rufous-buff tail tipped dark; serrated edge to bill visible at close range; Brazilian Atlantic forest endemic; boldly streaked underparts.

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

Saw-billed Hermit

A large hummingbird (14-16 cm) endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Distinguished by its serrated, saw-like bill unique among hummingbirds. Green plumage with a rufous throat. Nectarivore and insectivore. Classified as Near Threatened due to Atlantic Forest fragmentation.

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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