Hoary Puffleg vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Haplophaedia lugens 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Hoary Puffleg Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Haplophaedia lugens Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 12.9 cm (5.1 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 6.9 g (0.24 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Colombian and Ecuadorian cloud forest; forages at diverse Ericaceae blooms. Gleans 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
Hoary Puffleg
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Hoary Puffleg 12.9 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Hoary Puffleg 6.9 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Hoary 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

Hoary Puffleg

노래

Sharp, crackling chatter with energetic delivery; rapid dry notes tumbling quickly in vigorous territorial exchange.

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

Hoary Puffleg

Found on the Pacific slope from Panama south through Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest. 800–2,200 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

Near Threatened

Hoary Puffleg

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Hoary Puffleg

깃털

Wedge-billed Hummingbird: tiny; males with iridescent blue gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; wedge-shaped bill; 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

Hoary Puffleg

검은발가락벌새(Haplophaedia lugens)는 콜롬비아와 에콰도르 서안데스 해발 600–1,800m 구름숲에 서식하는 10–11cm 소형 벌새다. 회색빛 아랫면에 흰 발가락 수염을 지닌다.

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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