Antillean Crested Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Orthorhyncus cristatus 比較対象 Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Antillean Crested Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
学名 Orthorhyncus cristatus 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 9.4 cm (3.7 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
体重 3.2600000000000002 g (0.11 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Lesser Antillean gardens and forest edges, visiting diverse native blooms. Supplements with small … 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
Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
翼開長
Antillean Crested Hummingbird 9.4 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
体重
Antillean Crested Hummingbird 3.2600000000000002 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Antillean Crested Hummingbird only

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

Antillean Crested Hummingbird

さえずり

Thin, wavering sibilant trill; soft high-pitched buzzing with pulsing rhythm during slow courtship 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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Antillean Crested Hummingbird

Widespread across the Lesser Antilles from Puerto Rico to Grenada. Resident on most eastern Caribbean islands.

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

Antillean Crested Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Antillean Crested Hummingbird

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

Antillean Crested Hummingbird

A tiny hummingbird (8-9 cm) widespread across the Lesser Antilles from Puerto Rico to Grenada. Males have a brilliant green crest. Dark plumage. Nectarivore of gardens, forests, and plantations. The most common and widespread hummingbird in the eastern Caribbean islands.

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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