Garden Emerald vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chlorostilbon assimilis 比較対象 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Garden Emerald Ruby-throated Hummingbird
学名 Chlorostilbon assimilis 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 9.0 cm (3.5 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
体重 3.55 g (0.13 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Feeds on floral nectar in lowland Panama gardens and woodland. Catches small insects and spiders … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Garden Emerald
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
翼開長
Garden Emerald 9.0 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
体重
Garden Emerald 3.55 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Garden Emerald only

None

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Garden Emerald

さえずり

Thin, sibilant buzz with wavering quality; soft high trill with gentle tremolo effect during hover display.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Garden Emerald

Found in humid lowlands from Costa Rica to northern Colombia on the Pacific slope. Resident in gardens and second growth.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Garden Emerald

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Garden Emerald

羽毛

Plain-bellied Emerald: males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; plain whitish belly; females green above; spotted

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

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About These Birds

Garden Emerald

パナマエメラルドハチドリ(Chlorostilbon assimilis)はパナマと隣接するコロンビアに生息する小型のハチドリです。体長は約8cmで、オスは鮮やかなエメラルドグリーンの体色を持ちます。低地の森林縁部や庭園、農地周辺に好んで生息します。

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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