White-bellied Emerald vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chlorestes candida 比較対象 Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-bellied Emerald Ruby-throated Hummingbird
学名 Chlorestes candida 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 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
体重 3.675 g (0.13 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Feeds on floral nectar in forest understory, hovering at Heliconia and bromeliads. Supplements with spiders … 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
White-bellied Emerald
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
翼開長
White-bellied Emerald
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
体重
White-bellied Emerald 3.675 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-bellied Emerald 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

White-bellied Emerald

さえずり

Rapid, mechanical twittering; quick dry staccato notes tumbling freely in animated sequence near flowers.

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

White-bellied Emerald

Found in humid forests from Mexico through Central America to Colombia. Resident in lowland forest edges.

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

White-bellied Emerald

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

White-bellied Emerald

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

White-bellied Emerald

メキシコから中米・コロンビアの湿潤林に生息する小型ハチドリ(8〜9 cm)。白い腹・緑色の羽衣。林縁・二次林・庭園で花蜜を吸う。低地に普通。

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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