Blue-tufted Starthroat vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Heliomaster furcifer comparado con Archilochus colubris
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Blue-tufted Starthroat | Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Heliomaster furcifer | Archilochus colubris |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familia | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | 8,5 cm (3.3 in) |
| Envergadura | 10,8 cm (4.3 in) | 11,0 cm (4.3 in) |
| Peso | 5,7 g (0.20 oz) | 3,1 g (0.11 oz) |
| Dieta | Nectarivore of open Argentine and Bolivian habitats; visits diverse shrub flowers. Catches small insects in … | Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 2 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Blue-tufted Starthroat only
Ruby-throated Hummingbird only
Ninguno
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.
Song & Call Comparison
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Buzzy, insect-like trill with rapid modulation; high-frequency buzz sustained briefly then repeated after pause.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Found from Bolivia and Brazil south to Argentina and Uruguay in open woodland and scrub. Sea level to 1,500 m.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Eastern North America from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast. Winters in Central America and southern Mexico.
Estado de conservación
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird: males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic bronze-green; sparkling tail; females green above; spotted
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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.
Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers
About These Birds
Blue-tufted Starthroat
El colibrí de pico largo de garganta azul habita en Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia y Paraguay. El macho tiene partes superiores verdes y un gorjal azul-violeta iridiscente. Se alimenta del néctar de flores de arbustos y árboles en bosques, bordes de bosque y zonas arboladas. Utiliza su pico largo para acceder al néctar de flores tubulares. Contribuye a la polinización de diversas plantas de América del Sur.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
The ruby-throated hummingbird is the only breeding hummingbird in eastern North America. These tiny birds beat their wings about 53 times per second and can fly backwards, sideways, and even briefly upside down. They make an extraordinary non-stop 800 km crossing of the Gulf of Mexico during migration.