Buff-thighed Puffleg vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Haplophaedia assimilis 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Buff-thighed Puffleg Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Haplophaedia assimilis Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 11.4 cm (4.5 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 5.05 g (0.18 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Peruvian montane forest; forages at Ericaceae and bromeliads. Supplements diet with small arthropods. Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Buff-thighed Puffleg
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Buff-thighed Puffleg 11.4 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Buff-thighed Puffleg 5.05 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Buff-thighed 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

Buff-thighed Puffleg

노래

Melodic, two-note descending call; pure warm tones stepping down smoothly, given at regular intervals from perch.

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

Buff-thighed Puffleg

Found on the eastern Andean slope in Peru in lower montane and foothill forest. 600–2,200 m elevation.

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

Buff-thighed Puffleg

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Buff-thighed Puffleg

깃털

Brown Violetear: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic bronze-green above; violet ear tufts; females green with 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

Buff-thighed Puffleg

칙칙발가락벌새(Haplophaedia assimilis)는 페루에서 볼리비아까지 해발 1,000–2,500m 안데스 구름숲에 서식하는 10–11cm 소형 벌새다. 흰 발가락 수염과 밝은 녹색 깃털이 특징이다.

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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