Coppery-bellied Puffleg vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Eriocnemis cupreoventris 比較対象 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Coppery-bellied Puffleg Ruby-throated Hummingbird
学名 Eriocnemis cupreoventris 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 12.6 cm (5.0 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
体重 5.1 g (0.18 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Venezuelan Andean montane forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Gleans small insects from flower … 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
Coppery-bellied Puffleg
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
翼開長
Coppery-bellied Puffleg 12.6 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
体重
Coppery-bellied Puffleg 5.1 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Coppery-bellied Puffleg only

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

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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

Coppery-bellied Puffleg

さえずり

Thin, sibilant hiss with buzzy overtone; faint high-frequency trill barely audible in dense Andean cloud forest.

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

Coppery-bellied Puffleg

Found in cloud forests and scrub of Colombia and northern Venezuela at 1,800–3,200 m. Uncommon.

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

Coppery-bellied Puffleg

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Coppery-bellied Puffleg

羽毛

Empress Brilliant: males with iridescent magenta gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted below

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

Coppery-bellied Puffleg

コロンビアのアンデスに生息するハチドリで、銅色のオレンジ色の腹部が特徴。危急種に指定されている。

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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