Cinnamon-throated Hermit vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Phaethornis nattereri ile kıyaslandığında Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Cinnamon-throated Hermit Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Phaethornis nattereri Archilochus colubris
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 8,6 cm (3.4 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Ağırlık 2,8 g (0.10 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein. Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 2
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Cinnamon-throated Hermit
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Cinnamon-throated Hermit 8,6 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Ağırlık
Cinnamon-throated Hermit 2,8 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Cinnamon-throated Hermit 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

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

Şarkı

Pure, sustained whistle with bell-like clarity; single note held steadily then gently fading, given from tall forest perch.

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

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

Endemic to the cerrado and caatinga transition zones of central and northeastern Brazil. Found at 200–800 m elevation.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

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

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in dry scrubland and gallery forests of central Brazil and eastern Bolivia. Cinnamon-orange throat, green upperparts, and rufous underparts. Nectarivore adapted to cerrado and transition forest habitats.

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.

Related Comparisons

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family