Ruby-throated Hummingbird vs Sooty Barbthroat

Archilochus colubris 比較対象 Threnetes niger

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Sooty Barbthroat
学名 Archilochus colubris Threnetes niger
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
翼開長 11.0 cm (4.3 in) 11.8 cm (4.6 in)
体重 3.1 g (0.11 oz) 5.8 g (0.20 oz)
食性 Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over … Primarily nectarivore visiting tubular flowers; supplements diet with small insects and spiders for protein.
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
Sooty Barbthroat
翼開長
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
Sooty Barbthroat 11.8 cm
体重
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
Sooty Barbthroat 5.8 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

None

Sooty Barbthroat 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

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.

Sooty Barbthroat

さえずり

Melodic, descending whistle with rich timbre; smooth pure tone dropping gracefully through several semitones then fading.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Sooty Barbthroat

Found in a restricted range in northeastern Brazil and adjacent French Guiana. Resident in coastal rainforest. Rare and locally distributed.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Sooty Barbthroat

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Sooty Barbthroat

羽毛

Dark sooty-brown and green upperparts; sooty-dark throat and breast; belly pale grey-buff; tail dark with pale tip; Guiana region endemic; distinctly darker and sootier below than other barbthroats with heavily …

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About These Birds

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.

Sooty Barbthroat

ブラックバーブスロートアーミットはガイアナと隣接地域の熱帯雨林に生息するハチドリの一種です。喉の黒い模様が特徴です。

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