Violet Sabrewing vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Campylopterus hemileucurus 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Violet Sabrewing Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Campylopterus hemileucurus Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 15.1 cm (5.9 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 11.025 g (0.39 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Large sabrewing; feeds on nectar from Heliconia and bromeliads in humid forest. Supplements with insects … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Violet Sabrewing
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Violet Sabrewing 15.1 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Violet Sabrewing 11.025 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Violet 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

Violet Sabrewing

노래

Deep, resonant trill with powerful bass quality; low-frequency churring vibrating through dense forest canopy.

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

Violet Sabrewing

Found in humid montane forests from southern Mexico to Panama at 500-2,500 m. Resident in cloud forest undergrowth.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Violet Sabrewing

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Violet 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

Violet Sabrewing

멕시코에서 파나마까지 중미 고지대 삼림에 서식하는 대형 벌새. 수컷은 화려한 자주색 몸통과 흰 꼬리 끝이 특징이다. 꽃꿀을 먹으며 꽃가루 매개자 역할을 한다. 삼림 수층과 삼림 가장자리를 선호한다.

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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