Broad-billed Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Cynanthus latirostris ile kıyaslandığında Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Broad-billed Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Cynanthus latirostris Archilochus colubris
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 10,3 cm (4.1 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Ağırlık 3,3333333333333335 g (0.12 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Mexican thorn-forest and canyon habitats, probing wide-mouthed flowers. Gleans insects and spiders for … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Broad-billed Hummingbird 10,3 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Ağırlık
Broad-billed Hummingbird 3,3333333333333335 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

Broad-billed Hummingbird 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

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Şarkı

Rough, grating chatter with coarse texture; harsh series of notes interspersed with sharp emphatic chips.

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

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Found from the southwestern United States to central Mexico. Breeds in desert canyons; winters in western Mexico.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Broad-billed Hummingbird

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

Broad-billed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found from the southwestern US to Mexico. Males have an iridescent blue throat and green body with a distinctive coral-red bill with dark tip. Nectarivore of desert canyons, oak woodland, and gardens. Often attracts attention with its squeaky calls.

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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