Black Jacobin vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Florisuga fusca 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black Jacobin Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Florisuga fusca Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 15.2 cm (6.0 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 8.0 g (0.28 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore trap-lining low-forest flowers; catches small insects and spiders gleaned from leaf surfaces. Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Black Jacobin
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Black Jacobin 15.2 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Black Jacobin 8.0 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Black Jacobin only

없음

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

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 Jacobin

노래

Melodic, flute-like series descending smoothly; rich sustained notes with slight vibrato, beautiful and clear in calm air.

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 Jacobin

Endemic to eastern Brazil in the Atlantic Forest from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul. Resident in Atlantic forest and adjacent open areas.

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

Black Jacobin

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black Jacobin

깃털

Males entirely blackish with a glossy blue-violet sheen; white tips to undertail coverts; white tail corners; female similar but duller with white-spotted underparts; Atlantic forest hummingbird with unusual all-dark plumage …

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 Jacobin

브라질 남동부 대서양 숲에 고유한 12~13cm 중형 벌새. 광택 있는 검은색 몸통과 흰 가슴이 특징. 관심필요종.

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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