Violet-bellied Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Violet-bellied Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chlorestes julie 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)
น้ำหนัก 3.1759999999999997 g (0.11 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Violet-bellied Hummingbird 3.1759999999999997 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

Violet-bellied Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Thin, high-pitched twittering barely perceptible; delicate notes cascading gently near high-elevation blossoms.

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

Violet-bellied Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Resident in forest undergrowth and edges.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Violet-bellied Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Violet-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

Violet-bellied Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Males have a violet-blue belly patch. Green plumage. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. An inconspicuous understory species.

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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