Ruby-throated Hummingbird vs Allen's Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris dibandingkan dengan Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Ruby-throated Hummingbird Allen's Hummingbird
Nama Ilmiah Archilochus colubris Selasphorus sasin
Ordo Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famili Trochilidae Trochilidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Rentang Sayap 11,0 cm (4.3 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Berat 3,1 g (0.11 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Diet Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Allen's Hummingbird
Rentang Sayap
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Allen's Hummingbird 8,1 cm
Berat
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g
Allen's Hummingbird 3,1500000000000004 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

None

Allen's Hummingbird only

None

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Song & Call Comparison

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Kicauan

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.

Allen's Hummingbird

Kicauan

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged low buzzing sound carrying well across broad coastal mangroves.

Geographic Range & Migration

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Bulu

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.

Paruh

Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

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.

Allen's Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) breeding along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Males have an orange-red throat and rufous flanks. Closely related to Rufous Hummingbird. Partial migrant; some populations resident on Channel Islands. Named after Thomas Allen.

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