Garnet-throated Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Lamprolaima rhami से तुलना Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Garnet-throated Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Lamprolaima rhami Archilochus colubris
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 15.6 cm (6.1 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
वजन 7.55 g (0.27 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia at high elevations. … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Garnet-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
पंखों का फैलाव
Garnet-throated Hummingbird 15.6 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
वजन
Garnet-throated Hummingbird 7.55 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Garnet-throated Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.

Song & Call Comparison

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

गीत

Deep, hollow churr with resonant bass; low-frequency buzzing sound vibrating through dense Andean cloud forest.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

गीत

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

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

Found in highland forest from southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras to El Salvador. 1,200–2,800 m.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

पंख

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.

चोंच

Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers

About These Birds

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in cloud forests from southern Mexico to Honduras at 1,200-3,000 m. Males have a striking garnet-red throat and amethyst breast. Green plumage with rufous wings. Nectarivore of cloud forest. One of the most beautiful Mesoamerican hummingbirds.

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.

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