Garnet-throated Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Lamprolaima rhami comparado com Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Garnet-throated Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Nome científico Lamprolaima rhami Archilochus colubris
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Envergadura 15,6 cm (6.1 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Peso 7,55 g (0.27 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta 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 …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Garnet-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Envergadura
Garnet-throated Hummingbird 15,6 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Peso
Garnet-throated Hummingbird 7,55 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Garnet-throated Hummingbird only

Nenhum

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.

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Song & Call Comparison

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

Canto

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

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.

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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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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

Plumagem

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

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

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About These Birds

Garnet-throated Hummingbird

O beija-flor-de-gargarejo é um beija-flor mexicano e centroamericano com plumagem multicolorida iridescente, encontrado em florestas de montanha neblinosa.

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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