Garnet-throated Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Lamprolaima rhami 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Garnet-throated Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Lamprolaima rhami Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 15.6 cm (6.1 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 7.55 g (0.27 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia at high elevations. … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Garnet-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Garnet-throated Hummingbird 15.6 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Garnet-throated Hummingbird 7.55 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

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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

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

노래

Deep, hollow churr with resonant bass; low-frequency buzzing sound vibrating through dense Andean cloud forest.

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

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

Found in highland forest from southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras to El Salvador. 1,200–2,800 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

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

깃털

Napo Sabrewing: males with brilliant magenta gorget; metallic green above; white belly; females green above; pale spotted buff 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

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

가민박쥐벌새는 중앙아메리카의 고산 지대에 서식하는 독특한 벌새이다. 수컷은 녹색, 자주색, 갈색의 복잡한 깃털 패턴이 특징이며 높은 고도의 숲에서 서식한다. 꽃의 꿀을 먹으며 안데스와 중앙아메리카 산악 지역에 분포한다.

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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