Rubinkehlkolibri vs Glow-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris verglichen mit Selasphorus ardens

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rubinkehlkolibri Glow-throated Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Archilochus colubris Selasphorus ardens
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Endangered
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 11,0 cm (4.3 in) 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
Gewicht 3,1 g (0.11 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over … Nectarivore of Chiriquí highlands; feeds at flowering understorey shrubs and supplements with insects and spiders.
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Glow-throated Hummingbird
Flügelspannweite
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Glow-throated Hummingbird 8,0 cm
Gewicht
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g
Glow-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g

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.

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Glow-throated Hummingbird

Gesang

Deep, hollow resonant churr; low-frequency buzzing sound vibrating persistently through tropical forest canopy.

Geographic Range & Migration

Rubinkehlkolibri

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

Glow-throated Hummingbird

Endemic to the western highlands of Panama at 900-2,000 m in the Chiriquí region. Classified as Endangered.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

Endangered

Glow-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Glow-throated Hummingbird

About These Birds

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.

Glow-throated Hummingbird

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the western highlands of Panama at 900-2,000 m. Males have a glowing magenta throat. Nectarivore of cloud forest edges. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted range in the Chiriquí highlands.

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