Magenta-throated Woodstar vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Philodice bryantae ile kıyaslandığında Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Magenta-throated Woodstar Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Philodice bryantae Archilochus colubris
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Ağırlık 3,4 g (0.12 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore hovering at tubular blossoms in highland forest clearings. Takes small flies and spiders to … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Magenta-throated Woodstar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Magenta-throated Woodstar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Ağırlık
Magenta-throated Woodstar 3,4 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Magenta-throated Woodstar 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

Magenta-throated Woodstar

Şarkı

Thin, sibilant twittering with silvery quality; high airy notes cascading softly near flowering shrubs.

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

Magenta-throated Woodstar

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,000-2,200 m elevation. Resident in cloud forest edges and gardens.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Magenta-throated Woodstar

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Magenta-throated Woodstar

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

Magenta-throated Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,000-2,200 m. Males have a brilliant magenta-pink throat gorget. Nectarivore of cloud forest edges and gardens. A Central American highland endemic.

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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