White-bellied Woodstar vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chaetocercus mulsant เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ White-bellied Woodstar Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chaetocercus mulsant Archilochus colubris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
กว้างปีก 7.8 cm (3.1 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 3.9 g (0.14 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on floral nectar in Andean cloud forest, favouring small-flowered herbs. Supplements with spiders and … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
White-bellied Woodstar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
White-bellied Woodstar 7.8 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
White-bellied Woodstar 3.9 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

White-bellied Woodstar

เสียงร้อง

Melodic, pure ascending phrase with bright character; clear notes rising smoothly in animated morning territorial song.

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

White-bellied Woodstar

Found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 1,500-3,500 m elevation. Resident across the northern and central Andes.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

White-bellied Woodstar

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

White-bellied 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

White-bellied Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 1,500-3,500 m. Males have a white belly and iridescent gorget. Nectarivore of forest edges and flowering shrubs. One of the most widespread Andean woodstars.

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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