Santa Marta Sabrewing vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Campylopterus phainopeplus 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Santa Marta Sabrewing Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Campylopterus phainopeplus Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Critically Endangered Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 13.6 cm (5.4 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 6.825 g (0.24 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Santa Marta Sabrewing
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Santa Marta Sabrewing 13.6 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Santa Marta Sabrewing 6.825 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Santa Marta 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

Santa Marta Sabrewing

노래

Rapid, animated twittering with bright quality; light notes cascading freely in cheerful energetic sequence.

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

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Classified as Endangered.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

보전 상태

Critically Endangered

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Santa Marta 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

Santa Marta Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Dark green plumage with iridescent blue throat. Nectarivore of cloud forest. A Santa Marta endemic. Classified as Endangered due to restricted range.

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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