Straight-billed Hermit vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Phaethornis bourcieri 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Straight-billed Hermit Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Phaethornis bourcieri Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 11.0 cm (4.3 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 4.2 g (0.15 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
Straight-billed Hermit
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
Straight-billed Hermit 11.0 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
Straight-billed Hermit 4.2 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Straight-billed 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

Straight-billed Hermit

노래

Crisp, musical chip note with ringing quality; single bright note repeated at measured intervals from prominent perch.

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

Straight-billed Hermit

Widespread in lowland Amazonia from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to Brazil. 0–800 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

Straight-billed Hermit

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Straight-billed Hermit

깃털

Cinnamon-throated Hermit: deep iridescent violet crown; glittering green gorget; cinnamon-buff throat; buff-white undertail; decurved 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

Straight-billed Hermit

직선부리은둔벌새는 베네수엘라에서 볼리비아에 걸쳐 아마존 저지대 우림에 서식하는 중형 은둔벌새입니다. 은둔벌새 중에서는 드물게 직선형 부리를 가집니다.

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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