Collared Inca vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Coeligena torquata 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Collared Inca Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Coeligena torquata Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 14.8 cm (5.8 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 7.675000000000001 g (0.27 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Andean cloud forest; visits dense Ericaceae and Fuchsia patches. Catches small insects in … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Collared Inca
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Collared Inca 14.8 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Collared Inca 7.675000000000001 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Collared Inca 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

Collared Inca

노래

Rapid, mechanical twittering cascade; quick staccato notes tumbling freely in animated sequence above mountain flowers.

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

Collared Inca

Widespread in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,500–3,200 m.

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

Collared Inca

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Collared Inca

깃털

White-tufted Sunbeam: males with iridescent coppery-purple gorget; metallic green above; white tuft; females green above; spots

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

Collared Inca

칼라별벌새(Coeligena torquata)는 베네수엘라, 콜롬비아, 에콰도르, 페루 안데스 산지에 서식하는 벌새입니다. 흰색 가슴 띠가 특징이며, 고산 삼림에서 꽃꿀과 곤충을 먹습니다.

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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