White-tailed Emerald vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Microchera chionura comparado con Archilochus colubris
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | White-tailed Emerald | Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Microchera chionura | Archilochus colubris |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familia | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | 8,5 cm (3.3 in) |
| Envergadura | — | 11,0 cm (4.3 in) |
| Peso | 3,2 g (0.11 oz) | 3,1 g (0.11 oz) |
| Dieta | Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … | Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
White-tailed Emerald only
Ninguno
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
White-tailed Emerald
Melodic, flute-like phrase with warm timbre; smooth notes flowing in relaxed quiet progression at forest edge.
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
White-tailed Emerald
Found in humid forests of western Panama and extreme western Colombia. Resident in lowland and foothill forest.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Eastern North America from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast. Winters in Central America and southern Mexico.
Estado de conservación
White-tailed Emerald
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
White-tailed Emerald
Bengal Florican: males with black head and underparts; white wings; brown back; females sandy-brown all over; highly dimorphic
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
White-tailed Emerald
A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid forests of western Panama and extreme western Colombia. Green plumage with white outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of forest edges. Closely related to Coppery-headed Emerald. A Central American near-endemic.
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.