Blue-chinned Emerald vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chlorestes notata ile kıyaslandığında Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Blue-chinned Emerald Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Chlorestes notata Archilochus colubris
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Ağırlık 4,0 g (0.14 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore specialising in tubular blossoms; supplements the floral nectar diet with tiny insects and spiders … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-3 2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Blue-chinned Emerald
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Blue-chinned Emerald
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Ağırlık
Blue-chinned Emerald 4,0 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Blue-chinned Emerald only

Hiçbiri

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

Hiçbiri

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-chinned Emerald

Şarkı

Loud, hollow booming call with resonant bass; deep carrying sound of this large turaco audible far across canopy.

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

Blue-chinned Emerald

Found in humid lowland forests from Colombia through the Guianas to Brazil and Trinidad. Resident.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Blue-chinned Emerald

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-chinned Emerald

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

Blue-chinned Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Colombia through the Guianas to Brazil and Trinidad. Green plumage with a blue chin spot. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Widespread in northern South America.

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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