Sapphire-throated Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chrysuronia coeruleogularis 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Sapphire-throated Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Chrysuronia coeruleogularis Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 4.133333333333333 g (0.15 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Feeds on floral nectar in forest understory, hovering at Heliconia and bromeliads. Supplements with spiders … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird 4.133333333333333 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird only

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.

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Song & Call Comparison

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

노래

High, thin chip note with silvery sibilant ending; soft twittering sequence given quietly during active foraging.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

Found in tropical lowlands from Honduras to Venezuela and Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean lowland habitats.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

깃털

White-browed Coucal: white supercilium; brown-streaked above; rufous wings; pale buff below; long dark tail; red eye; bold eye stripe

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

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About These Birds

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

사파이어목망고벌새(Chrysuronia coeruleogularis)는 파나마와 콜롬비아에 서식하는 중형 벌새입니다. 수컷은 파란 목 깃털이 두드러지며, 열대 우림에서 서식합니다. 관심 필요종입니다.

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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