Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Leucolia wagneri เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Leucolia wagneri Archilochus colubris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
กว้างปีก 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 6.3 g (0.22 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird 6.3 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

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Pure, bell-like descending phrase; clear resonant tones stepping downward smoothly in musical sequence.

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

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

Found in montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 1,000-2,500 m. Resident in pine-oak and cloud forest.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Cinnamon-sided 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

Cinnamon-sided Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with cinnamon flanks. Nectarivore of pine-oak and cloud forest. Named after the German collector Moritz Wagner.

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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