Bolivian Starfrontlet vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Coeligena violifer เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Bolivian Starfrontlet Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Coeligena violifer Archilochus colubris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
กว้างปีก 14.6 cm (5.7 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 7.675 g (0.27 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan Andean cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and epiphyte blooms. Gleans small … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Bolivian Starfrontlet
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Bolivian Starfrontlet 14.6 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Bolivian Starfrontlet 7.675 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

Bolivian Starfrontlet

เสียงร้อง

Bright, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with precision and musical elegance in Andes.

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

Bolivian Starfrontlet

Found in Andean cloud forests of Bolivia and Peru on the eastern slope at 1,800–3,400 m elevation.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Bolivian Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Bolivian Starfrontlet

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

Bolivian Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) found in the Andes from Peru to Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Males have violet breast and green body. Nectarivore of cloud forest and páramo edges. An attractive Andean starfrontlet with iridescent violet patches.

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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