Stripe-tailed Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Eupherusa eximia เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Stripe-tailed Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Eupherusa eximia Archilochus colubris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
กว้างปีก 11.1 cm (4.4 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 4.334 g (0.15 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore specialising in tubular blossoms; supplements the floral nectar diet with tiny insects and spiders … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird 11.1 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird 4.334 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

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Melodic, ascending phrase; smooth pure tones rising steadily in clear musical progression at morning.

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

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Mexico to Panama at 500-2,000 m elevation. Resident in Central American highlands.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

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Least Concern

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Stripe-tailed 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

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid forests from Mexico to Panama at 500-2,000 m. Green plumage with a distinctive striped rufous-and-dark tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. One of the most common hummingbirds in Central American highlands.

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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