Diamantina Sabrewing vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Campylopterus diamantinensis comparado com Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Diamantina Sabrewing Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Nome científico Campylopterus diamantinensis Archilochus colubris
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Least Concern
Comprimento 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Envergadura 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Peso 8,266666666666667 g (0.29 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
Tamanho da postura -- 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Diamantina Sabrewing
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Envergadura
Diamantina Sabrewing
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Peso
Diamantina Sabrewing 8,266666666666667 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Diamantina Sabrewing only

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.

Song & Call Comparison

Diamantina Sabrewing

Canto

Thin, high sibilant twittering; delicate cascade of light notes with silvery quality during foraging.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Canto

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

Diamantina Sabrewing

Endemic to the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia, Brazil. Restricted to campo rupestre and gallery forest habitats.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Diamantina Sabrewing

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Diamantina Sabrewing

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Plumagem

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.

Bico

Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers

About These Birds

Diamantina Sabrewing

A large hummingbird endemic to the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia, Brazil. Green plumage. Nectarivore of campo rupestre and gallery forest. Named for the Diamantina Plateau. One of the most recently discovered Brazilian hummingbird species.

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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