Charming Hummingbird vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Polyerata decora ile kıyaslandığında Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Charming Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Polyerata decora 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 4,335 g (0.15 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Charming Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Charming Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Ağırlık
Charming Hummingbird 4,335 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

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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

Charming Hummingbird

Şarkı

High, crystalline notes in animated ascending phrase; clear bright tones climbing smoothly in energetic display.

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

Charming Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Costa Rica to western Panama. Resident in lowland and foothill forest.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Charming Hummingbird

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

Charming 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

Charming Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid forests from Costa Rica to western Panama. Green plumage with a blue breast. Nectarivore of forest edges. Closely related to Blue-chested Hummingbird. A Central American near-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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