Rainbow-bearded Thornbill vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chalcostigma herrani ile kıyaslandığında Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Chalcostigma herrani Archilochus colubris
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 13,5 cm (5.3 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Ağırlık 6,183333333333334 g (0.22 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan montane scrub; visits diverse small flowers. Supplements with 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
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill 13,5 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Ağırlık
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill 6,183333333333334 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill 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

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Şarkı

Thin, reedy trill with wavering quality; soft rapid notes with gentle tremolo effect, given from dense cover.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Şarkı

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

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Found in high Andean páramo and shrubby forest edge from Colombia south to Ecuador and Peru. 2,600–4,400 m.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Tuy

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.

Gaga

Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers

About These Birds

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean páramo from Colombia to Ecuador at 2,800-4,000 m. Males have a spectacular rainbow-colored beard of iridescent feathers ranging from green through gold to purple. Nectarivore of páramo flowering shrubs.

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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