Shining-green Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chrysuronia goudoti 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Shining-green Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Chrysuronia goudoti 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 3.9333333333333336 g (0.14 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of humid lowland forest in Panama and Colombia. Supplements diet with 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
Shining-green Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Shining-green Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Shining-green Hummingbird 3.9333333333333336 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Shining-green Hummingbird only

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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

Shining-green Hummingbird

노래

Rapid, light chips in animated cheerful sequence; bright staccato notes with buoyant delivery near blossoms.

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

Shining-green Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Colombia to Venezuela and Ecuador. Resident in lowland forest edges and clearings.

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

Shining-green Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Shining-green Hummingbird

깃털

Brown Coucal: dark brown above; rufous-brown wings; buff below; long brown tail; orange-red eye; brownish plumage distinguishes it

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

Shining-green Hummingbird

회색턱망고벌새(Chrysuronia goudoti)는 콜롬비아 안데스 산지에 서식하는 중형 벌새입니다. 무지개빛 깃털과 회색 아랫면이 특징이며, 산악 삼림 지대와 관목 지대에서 서식합니다.

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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