White-browed Hermit vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Phaethornis stuarti 비교 대상 Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-browed Hermit Ruby-throated Hummingbird
학명 Phaethornis stuarti Archilochus colubris
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
날개 폭 7.2 cm (2.8 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
체중 2.48 g (0.09 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore trap-lining Heliconia patches in humid lowland forest. Supplements with arthropods for breeding protein demands. Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
White-browed Hermit
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
날개 폭
White-browed Hermit 7.2 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
체중
White-browed Hermit 2.48 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

White-browed 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

White-browed Hermit

노래

Deep, resonant trill with powerful carrying quality; rich vibrating sound audible at great distance in still air.

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

White-browed Hermit

Endemic to Bolivia and adjacent southwestern Brazil in the Amazon basin. Found in lowland forest at 150–600 m elevation.

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

White-browed Hermit

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-browed Hermit

깃털

Straight-billed Hermit: rufous underparts; olive-brown crown; broad white postocular stripe; elongated whitish tail; distinctively straight 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

White-browed Hermit

스튜어트은둔벌새는 페루에서 볼리비아에 걸쳐 안데스 산록 구름 숲에 서식하는 소형 은둔벌새입니다. 흰 눈썹선과 버프색 아랫면이 특징이며, 오스트리아 박물학자 칼 스튜어트의 이름을 따서 명명되었습니다.

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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