Black Inca vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Coeligena prunellei 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black Inca Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Coeligena prunellei Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 16.0 cm (6.3 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 7.0 g (0.25 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Black Inca
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Black Inca 16.0 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Black Inca 7.0 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Black Inca only

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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

Black Inca

노래

Harsh, scratchy chatter with coarse texture; series of rough notes delivered emphatically near territorial boundaries.

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

Black Inca

Endemic to the western Andes of Colombia at 1,200–2,400 m. Rare and little-known. Endangered.

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

Vulnerable

Black Inca

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black Inca

깃털

Glowing Puffleg: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; glowing green flanks; females green above; spotted

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

Black Inca

검은이별벌새(Coeligena prunellei)는 콜롬비아에만 서식하는 고유종 벌새입니다. 어두운 깃털이 특징이며, 안데스 산지 삼림에 서식합니다. 멸종 위기종으로 분류됩니다.

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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