Kızıl kuyruklu şahin vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Buteo jamaicensis ile kıyaslandığında Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Kızıl kuyruklu şahin Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Buteo jamaicensis Archilochus colubris
Takım Accipitriformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Accipitridae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 53,0 cm (20.9 in) 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 124,0 cm (48.8 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Ağırlık 1080,0 g (38.10 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Small to medium mammals, especially voles, mice, and rabbits. Also takes birds, reptiles, and large … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2-4 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Kızıl kuyruklu şahin 53,0 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Kızıl kuyruklu şahin 124,0 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Ağırlık
Kızıl kuyruklu şahin 1080,0 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

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Hiçbiri

Kızıl kuyruklu şahin

Open country with scattered elevated perches such as trees, poles, and cliffs. Adaptable to farmland, grasslands, roadsides, and suburban areas.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.

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Song & Call Comparison

Kızıl kuyruklu şahin

Şarkı

Iconic, raspy descending scream: 'kreeeeee-ar', often used in films for all raptors. Gives short barking 'kak' notes near nest. Juveniles beg with persistent squealing whistles.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Kızıl kuyruklu şahin

North America from Alaska to Panama, including the Caribbean. One of the most common raptors in North America.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Kızıl kuyruklu şahin

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Kızıl kuyruklu şahin

Tuy

Variable plumage from pale to dark morphs. Most adults have rich brown upperparts, a pale breast with a dark belly band, and the characteristic rufous-red tail.

Gaga

Dark hooked bill with a yellow cere

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

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About These Birds

Kızıl kuyruklu şahin

The red-tailed hawk is the most widespread and common hawk in North America. Its screaming cry is so iconic that it is often dubbed over bald eagle footage in films and television. These adaptable raptors thrive in human-altered landscapes and are a familiar sight perched along highways.

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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