Santa Marta Woodstar vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chaetocercus astreans เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Santa Marta Woodstar Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chaetocercus astreans Archilochus colubris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
กว้างปีก 6.7 cm (2.6 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 2.605 g (0.09 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; feeds on highland floral nectar and supplements … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Santa Marta Woodstar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Santa Marta Woodstar 6.7 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Santa Marta Woodstar 2.605 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

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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

Santa Marta Woodstar

เสียงร้อง

Rapid, mechanical clicking trill; quick even staccato notes in steady dry rhythm throughout active day.

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

Santa Marta Woodstar

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m elevation. Found nowhere else in the world.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Santa Marta Woodstar

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Santa Marta Woodstar

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

Santa Marta Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Males have a sparkling gorget. Nectarivore of montane forest edges. A Santa Marta endemic with limited range. Sometimes treated as a subspecies of Gorgeted Woodstar.

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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