Long-billed Starthroat vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Heliomaster longirostris 比較対象 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Long-billed Starthroat Ruby-throated Hummingbird
学名 Heliomaster longirostris 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 11.7 cm (4.6 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
体重 6.540000000000001 g (0.23 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of lowland and foothill open habitats; visits diverse flowers at forest edges and clearings. … 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
Long-billed Starthroat
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
翼開長
Long-billed Starthroat 11.7 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
体重
Long-billed Starthroat 6.540000000000001 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Long-billed Starthroat only

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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

Long-billed Starthroat

さえずり

Soft, liquid notes cascading gently; mellow flowing sequence with subtle variation characteristic of Andean forest species.

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

Long-billed Starthroat

Widespread from southern Mexico through Central America to Bolivia, Brazil, and Trinidad. Prefers open habitats. 0–1,200 m.

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

Long-billed Starthroat

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Long-billed Starthroat

羽毛

Stripe-breasted Starthroat (alt): tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; females plain green above; spots

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

Long-billed Starthroat

南メキシコから南アメリカにかけての中央・南アメリカ(標高0〜1,500 m)の低地・丘陵林縁と開けた生息地に生息する中型ハチドリ(体長12〜13 cm)。雄は白い眉毛と紫色の喉を持つ。長いくちばしで花の深い蜜を採食。

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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