Blue-throated Mountain-gem vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Lampornis clemenciae เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Blue-throated Mountain-gem Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Lampornis clemenciae Archilochus colubris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
กว้างปีก 14.7 cm (5.8 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 7.25 g (0.26 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of US and Mexican highland forest; visits diverse flowers at medium to high elevation. … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Blue-throated Mountain-gem
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Blue-throated Mountain-gem 14.7 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Blue-throated Mountain-gem 7.25 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

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

เสียงร้อง

Rough, nasal chatter with emphatic delivery; series of coarse buzzy notes audible from considerable distance.

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

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Found from the mountains of southern Arizona south through Mexico to Honduras in pine-oak forest. 1,400–3,500 m.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

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

Blue-throated Mountain-gem

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in mountain canyons of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Males have a brilliant blue throat gorget. The largest hummingbird breeding in the US. Nectarivore of mountain meadows and garden feeders. Known for its loud, squeaky call.

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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