Horned Sungem vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Heliactin bilophus เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris
Side-by-Side Comparison
| คุณสมบัติ | Horned Sungem | Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ | Heliactin bilophus | Archilochus colubris |
| อันดับ | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| วงศ์ตระกูล | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| สถานะการอนุรักษ์ | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| ความยาว | — | 8.5 cm (3.3 in) |
| กว้างปีก | 9.6 cm (3.8 in) | 11.0 cm (4.3 in) |
| น้ำหนัก | 2.3 g (0.08 oz) | 3.1 g (0.11 oz) |
| อาหาร | Nectarivore of open savanna and cerrado, visiting small flowers of grasses and shrubs. Catches tiny … | Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over … |
| จำนวนไข่ | 2 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน
ไม่มี
Horned Sungem only
Ruby-throated Hummingbird only
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.
Song & Call Comparison
Horned Sungem
Melodic, rolling phrase with rich timbre; warm, musical notes tumbling loosely in pleasant sequence at midday.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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
Horned Sungem
Found in cerrado, caatinga, and dry open habitats across central Brazil from Maranhão to Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso. 300–1,100 m.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Eastern North America from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast. Winters in Central America and southern Mexico.
สถานะการอนุรักษ์
Horned Sungem
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
Horned Sungem
Green-tailed Goldenthroat: males with glittering emerald gorget and violet crown; females green above; pale buff with green-spotted flanks
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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.
Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers
About These Birds
Horned Sungem
A spectacular small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the cerrado of central Brazil. Males have two erect, horn-like iridescent violet-blue feather tufts projecting from the sides of the head. Green and white plumage. Nectarivore of cerrado flowers. The only member of its genus.
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.