Tooth-billed Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Androdon aequatorialis เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Tooth-billed Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Androdon aequatorialis Archilochus colubris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
กว้างปีก 13.6 cm (5.4 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 7.220000000000001 g (0.25 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore with serrated bill tip adapted for piercing tough flower bases of Heliconia and bromeliads. … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Tooth-billed Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Tooth-billed Hummingbird 13.6 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Tooth-billed Hummingbird 7.220000000000001 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

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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

Tooth-billed Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Thin, wavering whistle with plaintive tone; soft note trembling gently then fading, issued from shaded canopy perch.

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

Tooth-billed Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forest on the Pacific slope from Panama south through Colombia to northwestern Ecuador. 0–600 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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Least Concern

Tooth-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Tooth-billed 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

Tooth-billed Hummingbird

A unique medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) with an upcurved, hook-tipped bill bearing tooth-like serrations, unique among hummingbirds. Dark green plumage. Found in humid Pacific lowland forests from Panama to western Ecuador. Nectarivore and insectivore. Poorly studied.

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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