Black-throated Hermit vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Phaethornis atrimentalis 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black-throated Hermit Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Phaethornis atrimentalis Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 7.7 cm (3.0 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 2.8 g (0.10 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of long-tubed lowland flowers, especially Heliconia. Gleans small insects and spiders from leaf surfaces. Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Black-throated Hermit
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Black-throated Hermit 7.7 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Black-throated Hermit 2.8 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Black-throated Hermit 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

Black-throated Hermit

노래

Buzzy, insect-like trill with rapid modulation; high-frequency buzz sustained briefly then repeated after short pause.

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

Black-throated Hermit

Found in Amazonian foothills of Ecuador, Peru, and far western Brazil at 200–1,200 m. Uncommon and patchily distributed.

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

Black-throated Hermit

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-throated Hermit

깃털

Pale-tailed Barbthroat: buffy-white underparts; olive-green above; distinct pale buff supercilium; long graduated tail; slightly decurved pink-based bill

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

Black-throated Hermit

검은목은둔벌새는 콜롬비아에서 페루와 브라질 서부에 걸쳐 습한 저지대 우림에 서식하는 소형 은둔벌새입니다. 검은 목이 창백한 아랫면과 대비를 이루며 헬리코니아 꽃에서 꿀을 먹습니다.

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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