Magnificent Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Eugenes fulgens เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Magnificent Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eugenes fulgens Archilochus colubris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
กว้างปีก 14.4 cm (5.7 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 7.81 g (0.28 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American highland forest; visits Ericaceae and Salvia. Supplements with small … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Magnificent Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Magnificent Hummingbird 14.4 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Magnificent Hummingbird 7.81 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

Magnificent Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Thin, high-pitched sibilant trill; rapid soft buzzing sustained gently during slow hover near cloud forest flowers.

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

Magnificent Hummingbird

Found in montane forest and pine-oak woodland from southwestern USA south through Mexico to Honduras. 1,200–3,500 m.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Magnificent Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Magnificent 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

Magnificent Hummingbird

A large hummingbird (13 cm) found in highlands from the southwestern United States to Panama. Males have a spectacular magenta-purple gorget, dark green body, and black breast. Nectarivore of mountain meadows and pine-oak forests. Known for its dramatic courtship dive displays.

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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