Buff-bellied Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Amazilia yucatanensis เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Buff-bellied Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Amazilia yucatanensis Archilochus colubris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
กว้างปีก 11.0 cm (4.3 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.175 g (0.15 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on nectar from Yucatán flowering trees and garden plants; supplements with insects and spiders … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 11.0 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Buff-bellied Hummingbird 4.175 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

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Buff-bellied Hummingbird only

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Song & Call Comparison

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Thin, sibilant twittering with airy silvery quality; high light notes cascading softly near flowers.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

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

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Found from southern Texas through eastern Mexico to Belize and Guatemala. Resident in Gulf Coast lowlands.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

ขนนก

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.

ปาก

Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers

About These Birds

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found from southern Texas through eastern Mexico to Belize and Guatemala. Green upperparts, buff-orange belly, and red bill with dark tip. Nectarivore of gardens, citrus groves, and forest edges. Common at Texas Gulf Coast feeders.

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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