Chilean Woodstar vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Eulidia yarrellii เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Chilean Woodstar Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eulidia yarrellii Archilochus colubris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Critically Endangered Least Concern
ความยาว 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
กว้างปีก 6.6 cm (2.6 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 2.38 g (0.08 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectar specialist of arid Atacama valleys, visiting cacti and Nicotiana. Supplements diet with small insects … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Chilean Woodstar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Chilean Woodstar 6.6 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Chilean Woodstar 2.38 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

Chilean Woodstar

เสียงร้อง

Buzzy, high-pitched trill with insect-like quality; sustained rapid vibration with minimal melodic content.

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

Chilean Woodstar

Endemic to the hyper-arid coast of northern Chile from Arica to Antofagasta. Critically Endangered with fewer than 400 individuals.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Critically Endangered

Chilean Woodstar

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Chilean Woodstar

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

Chilean Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the hyper-arid Atacama coast of northern Chile. Males have a purple throat and forked tail. Nectarivore of desert scrub and cultivated gardens. Critically Endangered with fewer than 400 individuals remaining due to habitat destruction.

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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