Bahama Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Nesophlox evelynae ile kıyaslandığında Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Bahama Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Nesophlox evelynae Archilochus colubris
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 8,0 cm (3.1 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Ağırlık 2,85 g (0.10 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Bahamian scrub, visiting diverse flowering plants. Takes small insects and spiders to supplement … 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
Bahama Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Bahama Hummingbird 8,0 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Ağırlık
Bahama Hummingbird 2,85 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Bahama Hummingbird only

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

Bahama Hummingbird

Şarkı

Thin, insect-like buzz with monotone quality; continuous high-frequency trill barely distinguishable from insects.

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

Bahama Hummingbird

Endemic to the Bahamas archipelago. Resident across the islands in scrub, gardens, and forest edges at low elevations.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Bahama Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Bahama 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

Bahama Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Bahamas. Green plumage with a rose-pink gorget (males) and forked tail. Nectarivore of scrub and garden flowers across the archipelago. The most common hummingbird in the Bahamas.

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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