Black-breasted Hillstar vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Oreotrochilus melanogaster เปรียบเทียบกับ Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Black-breasted Hillstar Ruby-throated Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Oreotrochilus melanogaster Archilochus colubris
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
กว้างปีก 14.4 cm (5.7 in) 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 7.75 g (0.27 oz) 3.1 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Bolivian altiplano; forages at Ericaceae and Chuquiraga in arid puna. Takes 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
Black-breasted Hillstar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
กว้างปีก
Black-breasted Hillstar 14.4 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Black-breasted Hillstar 7.75 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g

Habitat Comparison

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Black-breasted Hillstar 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

Black-breasted Hillstar

เสียงร้อง

Rapid, light chips in animated sequence; bright staccato notes with bouncy quality during active territorial display.

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

Black-breasted Hillstar

Endemic to central and southern Peru in the Andes in puna grassland and scrub at 3,500–4,800 m elevation.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Black-breasted Hillstar

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-breasted Hillstar

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

Black-breasted Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in the Andes of central Peru at 3,000-4,500 m. Males have a black breast contrasting with green upperparts and white belly. Nectarivore of puna grasslands and rocky slopes. An endemic of Peru's central Andean 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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