Emerald-bellied Puffleg vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Eriocnemis aline ile kıyaslandığında Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Emerald-bellied Puffleg Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Eriocnemis aline Archilochus colubris
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 9,9 cm (3.9 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Ağırlık 3,75 g (0.13 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Peruvian and Bolivian montane forest; forages at Ericaceae and epiphytic orchids. Takes small … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Emerald-bellied Puffleg
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Emerald-bellied Puffleg 9,9 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Ağırlık
Emerald-bellied Puffleg 3,75 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Emerald-bellied Puffleg 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

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

Şarkı

Rapid, light twittering cascade; high airy notes tumbling quickly in animated sequence during competitive interaction.

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

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

Found on the eastern Andean slope from Peru to Bolivia in lower montane cloud forest at 900–2,200 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

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

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

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 2,000-3,200 m. Green plumage with emerald-green belly and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of montane forest and forest edges. A widespread Andean cloud forest species.

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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