Bahama Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Nesophlox evelynae से तुलना Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Bahama Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Nesophlox evelynae Archilochus colubris
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 8.0 cm (3.1 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
वजन 2.85 g (0.10 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Bahamian scrub, visiting diverse flowering plants. Takes small insects and spiders to supplement … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Bahama Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
पंखों का फैलाव
Bahama Hummingbird 8.0 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
वजन
Bahama Hummingbird 2.85 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Bahama Hummingbird only

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

Bahama Hummingbird

गीत

Thin, insect-like buzz with monotone quality; continuous high-frequency trill barely distinguishable from insects.

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

Bahama Hummingbird

Endemic to the Bahamas archipelago. Resident across the islands in scrub, gardens, and forest edges at low elevations.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Bahama Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Bahama 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

Bahama Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Bahamas. Green plumage with a rose-pink gorget (males) and forked tail. Nectarivore of scrub and garden flowers across the archipelago. The most common hummingbird in the Bahamas.

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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