Red-billed Emerald vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chlorostilbon gibsoni เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Red-billed Emerald Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chlorostilbon gibsoni Archilochus colubris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
กว้างปีก 9.9 cm (3.9 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 3.4 g (0.12 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on floral nectar in lowland Venezuelan scrub and forest. Gleans insects and spiders to … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Red-billed Emerald
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Red-billed Emerald 9.9 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Red-billed Emerald 3.4 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

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Red-billed Emerald only

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.

Song & Call Comparison

Red-billed Emerald

เสียงร้อง

Harsh, buzzy chatter with urgency; rough staccato notes escalating quickly during competitive flower territory dispute.

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

Red-billed Emerald

Found in dry valleys and scrub of Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in arid and semi-arid habitats at low elevations.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Red-billed Emerald

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-billed Emerald

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

Red-billed Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in dry valleys and scrub of Colombia and Venezuela. Bright green plumage with a red bill with dark tip. Nectarivore of arid and semi-arid habitats. Named after the naturalist William Gibson.

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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