Common Kestrel vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Falco tinnunculus 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Common Kestrel Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Falco tinnunculus Archilochus colubris
Falconiformes Caprimulgiformes
Falconidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 34.0 cm (13.4 in) 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 74.0 cm (29.1 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 190.0 g (6.70 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Primarily voles and mice, also lizards, large insects, and small birds. Hunts by hovering at … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
산란 수 1-7 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Kestrel 34.0 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Common Kestrel 74.0 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Common Kestrel 190.0 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Common Kestrel only

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

Common Kestrel

Open country including farmland, grasslands, moorland, and urban areas. Common along motorways and in cities across Europe.

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

Common Kestrel

노래

A shrill, repeated 'kee-kee-kee-kee' or 'kik-ik-ik', especially near nest. Alarm call is a nasal chattering. Generally less vocal than larger falcons. Calls ring clearly in open country.

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

Common Kestrel

Europe, Asia, and Africa. One of the most common and widespread raptors in the Old World.

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

Common Kestrel

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Kestrel

깃털

Males have a blue-grey head and tail with a rufous back spotted with black. Females are rufous-brown with heavy barring. Both have a dark moustachial stripe.

부리

Short, hooked grey bill with a yellow cere

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

Common Kestrel

황조롱이는 유럽에서 가장 흔한 매로, 날아오르며 정지 비행하는 능력으로 유명하다. 적갈색 등과 뾰족한 날개를 가지며 고속도로 옆과 도심 지역을 포함한 다양한 서식지에서 볼 수 있다.

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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