Perija Starfrontlet vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Coeligena consita ile kıyaslandığında Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Perija Starfrontlet Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Coeligena consita Archilochus colubris
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Endangered Least Concern
Uzunluk 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 14,6 cm (5.7 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Ağırlık 6,49 g (0.23 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Colombian Sierra Nevada; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Gleans small arthropods from mossy branches. Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Perija Starfrontlet
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Perija Starfrontlet 14,6 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Ağırlık
Perija Starfrontlet 6,49 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Perija Starfrontlet 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

Perija Starfrontlet

Şarkı

Soft, liquid notes in gentle cascade; flowing mellow tones with subtle variation in humid high-altitude forest.

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

Perija Starfrontlet

Endemic to the Serranía de Perijá on the Colombia–Venezuela border at 2,000–3,200 m elevation.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Koruma Durumu

Endangered

Perija Starfrontlet

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Perija Starfrontlet

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

Perija Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13 cm) endemic to the Sierra de Perijá on the Colombia-Venezuela border at 1,700-3,100 m. Iridescent green plumage. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted mountain range habitat.

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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