Versicolored Emerald vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chrysuronia versicolor เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Versicolored Emerald Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Chrysuronia versicolor 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 3.5599999999999996 g (0.13 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Versicolored Emerald
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Versicolored Emerald
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Versicolored Emerald 3.5599999999999996 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

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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

Versicolored Emerald

เสียงร้อง

Thin, wavering sibilant trill; soft high buzzing with pulsing rhythm during slow courtship hovering display.

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

Versicolored Emerald

Found in open habitats from Venezuela through Brazil to Argentina. Resident in cerrado, gardens, and 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

Versicolored Emerald

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Versicolored 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

Versicolored Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in open habitats from Venezuela through Brazil to Argentina. Variable green plumage with blue and white tones. Nectarivore of cerrado, gardens, and forest edges. Named for its variable, multicolored plumage.

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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