Green-throated Mountain-gem vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Lampornis viridipallens 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Green-throated Mountain-gem Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Lampornis viridipallens Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 12.7 cm (5.0 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 5.540000000000001 g (0.20 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Mexican highland forest; visits Salvia and other forest-edge flowers. Catches small insects in … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Green-throated Mountain-gem
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Green-throated Mountain-gem 12.7 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Green-throated Mountain-gem 5.540000000000001 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Green-throated Mountain-gem 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.

Song & Call Comparison

Green-throated Mountain-gem

노래

Rapid, mechanical twittering; quick staccato notes tumbling freely in animated sequence above flowering canopy.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest from southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras. 1,000–2,800 m elevation.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Eastern North America from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast. Winters in Central America and southern Mexico.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Green-throated Mountain-gem

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

About These Birds

Green-throated Mountain-gem

창백벌새는 멕시코와 중앙아메리카의 고산 지대에 서식하는 벌새이다. 전반적으로 녹색의 창백한 색조를 가지며 고산 삼림 지역에서 서식한다. 다양한 꽃의 꿀을 먹으며 산악 지대에 잘 적응해 있다.

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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