Buff-breasted Sabrewing vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Campylopterus duidae 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Buff-breasted Sabrewing Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Campylopterus duidae Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 12.9 cm (5.1 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 6.3100000000000005 g (0.22 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore specialising in tubular blossoms; supplements the floral nectar diet with tiny insects and spiders … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Buff-breasted Sabrewing
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Buff-breasted Sabrewing 12.9 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Buff-breasted Sabrewing 6.3100000000000005 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Buff-breasted Sabrewing only

없음

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

없음

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.

Song & Call Comparison

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

노래

Harsh, nasal buzz with emphatic delivery; rough coarse notes audible at considerable distance from territory.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

노래

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

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

Found in tepui forests of southern Venezuela and adjacent Brazil and Guyana. Restricted to Pantepui highland plateaus.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

깃털

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.

부리

Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers

About These Birds

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in tepui forests of southern Venezuela and adjacent Brazil and Guyana. Green plumage with a buff breast. Nectarivore of tepui highland forest. A Pantepui endemic restricted to table-top mountains.

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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