Humboldt's Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chrysuronia humboldtii เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Humboldt's Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chrysuronia humboldtii 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 6.275 g (0.22 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on nectar from Colombian and Venezuelan lowland flowers. Supplements with small arthropods caught near … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Humboldt's Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Humboldt's Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Humboldt's Hummingbird 6.275 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

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Humboldt's Hummingbird only

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

Humboldt's Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

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

Humboldt's Hummingbird

Found in humid Pacific lowland forests of Colombia and Ecuador. Resident in Chocó forest edges.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Humboldt's Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Humboldt's 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

Humboldt's Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid Pacific lowland forests of Colombia and Ecuador. Green plumage. Nectarivore of Chocó forest edges. Named after Alexander von Humboldt. Sometimes considered a subspecies of Sapphire-throated Hummingbird.

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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