Horned Sungem vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Heliactin bilophus 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Horned Sungem Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Heliactin bilophus Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 9.6 cm (3.8 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 2.3 g (0.08 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of open savanna and cerrado, visiting small flowers of grasses and shrubs. Catches tiny … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
산란 수 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Horned Sungem
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Horned Sungem 9.6 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Horned Sungem 2.3 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Horned Sungem only

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

Horned Sungem

노래

Melodic, rolling phrase with rich timbre; warm, musical notes tumbling loosely in pleasant sequence at midday.

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

Horned Sungem

Found in cerrado, caatinga, and dry open habitats across central Brazil from Maranhão to Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso. 300–1,100 m.

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

Horned Sungem

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Horned Sungem

깃털

Green-tailed Goldenthroat: males with glittering emerald gorget and violet crown; females green above; pale buff with green-spotted flanks

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

Horned Sungem

뿔벌새(Heliactin bilophus)는 브라질 세라도 고유종인 10–11cm의 화려한 소형 벌새다. 수컷은 두 개의 뚜렷한 비취빛과 보라색 볏이 있어 원추형 외관을 만든다.

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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