White-vented Plumeleteer vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chalybura buffonii เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ White-vented Plumeleteer Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chalybura buffonii Archilochus colubris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
กว้างปีก 12.8 cm (5.0 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 6.75 g (0.24 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on nectar from lowland forest flowers in Colombia and Venezuela. Supplements with insects 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-vented Plumeleteer
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
White-vented Plumeleteer 12.8 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
White-vented Plumeleteer 6.75 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-vented Plumeleteer

เสียงร้อง

Melodic, descending two-note whistle; pure warm tones stepping down smoothly, given persistently from 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

White-vented Plumeleteer

Found in humid forests from Panama to Venezuela and Ecuador. Resident in lowland and foothill forest undergrowth.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

White-vented Plumeleteer

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

White-vented Plumeleteer

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-vented Plumeleteer

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in humid forests from Panama to Venezuela and Ecuador. Green plumage with white vent. Feathered leg puffs. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Named after the French naturalist Buffon.

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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