Violet Sabrewing vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Campylopterus hemileucurus 比較対象 Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Violet Sabrewing Ruby-throated Hummingbird
学名 Campylopterus hemileucurus Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
翼開長 15.1 cm (5.9 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
体重 11.025 g (0.39 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Large sabrewing; feeds on nectar from Heliconia and bromeliads in humid forest. Supplements with insects … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Violet Sabrewing
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
翼開長
Violet Sabrewing 15.1 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
体重
Violet Sabrewing 11.025 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Violet Sabrewing only

None

Ruby-throated 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

Violet Sabrewing

さえずり

Deep, resonant trill with powerful bass quality; low-frequency churring vibrating through dense forest canopy.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

さえずり

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

Violet Sabrewing

Found in humid montane forests from southern Mexico to Panama at 500-2,500 m. Resident in cloud forest undergrowth.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Violet Sabrewing

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Violet Sabrewing

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

羽毛

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.

くちばし

Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers

About These Birds

Violet Sabrewing

体長14〜15cmの中米最大のハチドリ。雄は紫紺色で、メキシコからパナマに分布する。

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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