Black-throated Brilliant vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Heliodoxa schreibersii 比較対象 Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-throated Brilliant Ruby-throated Hummingbird
学名 Heliodoxa schreibersii 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 13.9 cm (5.5 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
体重 8.5 g (0.30 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Amazonian foothill forest; visits large-flowered shrubs and epiphytes. Supplements with small arthropods. 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
Black-throated Brilliant
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
翼開長
Black-throated Brilliant 13.9 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
体重
Black-throated Brilliant 8.5 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Black-throated Brilliant 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

Black-throated Brilliant

さえずり

Buzzy, sustained trill with insect-like monotony; continuous low vibration with minimal variation throughout delivery.

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

Black-throated Brilliant

Found in lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 0–1,400 m.

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

Black-throated Brilliant

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-throated Brilliant

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

Black-throated Brilliant

アマゾン盆地の縁辺と東アンデスの麓(コロンビアからボリビア)(標高200〜1,000 m)の低地・丘陵林に生息するハチドリ(体長11〜12 cm)。雄は光沢のある緑色の羽衣と青い喉のパッチを持つ。低地・丘陵林の蜜食性。シュライバーズにちなんで命名。

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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