Gorgeted Puffleg vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Eriocnemis isabellae 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Gorgeted Puffleg Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Eriocnemis isabellae Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Critically Endangered Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 11.4 cm (4.5 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 4.3 g (0.15 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of narrow-range Ecuadorian cloud forest; critically endangered. Forages at Ericaceae blooms; takes small insects. Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Gorgeted Puffleg
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Gorgeted Puffleg 11.4 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Gorgeted Puffleg 4.3 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Gorgeted Puffleg only

없음

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

Gorgeted Puffleg

노래

Bright, musical trill with bubbly quality; rapid rolling notes cascading cheerfully in active territorial display at dawn.

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

Gorgeted Puffleg

Endemic to the Pacific slope of the western Andes of Colombia at 2,000–3,000 m. Critically 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

Critically Endangered

Gorgeted Puffleg

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Gorgeted Puffleg

깃털

Black-throated Brilliant: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; black throat; females green above; spotted below

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

Gorgeted Puffleg

콜롬비아 세라니아 델 핀케 서쪽 사면의 극히 좁은 지역에 고유한 10~11cm 소형 벌새. 위기종; 서식지 극도로 제한.

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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