Ruby-throated Hummingbird vs Berylline Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris เปรียบเทียบกับ Saucerottia beryllina

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Ruby-throated Hummingbird Berylline Hummingbird
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Archilochus colubris Saucerottia beryllina
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 3.1 g (0.11 oz) 4.3 g (0.15 oz)
อาหาร Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over … Nectarivore of Mexican pine-oak highlands, visiting flowering trees and epiphytes. Supplements with insects and spiders.
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5 cm
Berylline Hummingbird
กว้างปีก
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11.0 cm
Berylline Hummingbird
น้ำหนัก
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.1 g
Berylline Hummingbird 4.3 g
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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.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Berylline Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Melodic, two-note ascending whistle; pure tones stepping upward clearly and repeatedly from active territory.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Berylline Hummingbird

Found in highlands from Mexico to Honduras at 800-3,000 m. Resident in pine-oak forest and cloud forest edges.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Berylline Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Berylline Hummingbird

ขนนก

Bay Coucal: rich rufous-brown above; rufous wings; pale buff-white below; long dark tail; red eye; bright rufous plumage

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About These Birds

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.

Berylline Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in highlands from Mexico to Honduras at 800-3,000 m. Green plumage with beryl-green belly and rufous wing patches visible in flight. Nectarivore of pine-oak forest, gardens, and cloud forest edges. Common at Mexican feeders.

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