Veraguas Mango vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Anthracothorax veraguensis से तुलना Archilochus colubris
Side-by-Side Comparison
| विशेषता | Veraguas Mango | Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| वैज्ञानिक नाम | Anthracothorax veraguensis | Archilochus colubris |
| गण | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| कुल | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| संरक्षण स्थिति | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| लंबाई | — | 8.5 cm (3.3 in) |
| पंखों का फैलाव | 13.1 cm (5.2 in) | 11.0 cm (4.3 in) |
| वजन | 7.0 g (0.25 oz) | 3.1 g (0.11 oz) |
| आहार | Nectarivore of Caribbean dry forest and gardens. Visits hibiscus and other large flowers; hawks small … | Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over … |
| अंडों की संख्या | -- | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.
Song & Call Comparison
Veraguas Mango
Harsh, nasal chatter with emphatic delivery; series of rough notes with buzzy quality audible from considerable distance.
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
Veraguas Mango
Endemic to Veraguas province of Panama in humid lowland and foothill forest on the Pacific slope. Sea level to 700 m.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Eastern North America from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast. Winters in Central America and southern Mexico.
संरक्षण स्थिति
Veraguas Mango
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
Veraguas Mango
Black-backed Thornbill: males with glittering blue gorget; metallic black-bronze back; white underparts; females green above with spots
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
Veraguas Mango
A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in lowland forests and edges of western Panama. Green plumage. Closely related to Green-breasted Mango. Nectarivore. Sometimes treated as a subspecies of Green-breasted Mango. Limited ecological data available.
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.