Ruby-throated Hummingbird vs Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris ile kıyaslandığında Saucerottia edward

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Ruby-throated Hummingbird Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Archilochus colubris Saucerottia edward
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 3,1 g (0.11 oz) 4,92 g (0.17 oz)
Beslenme Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over … Feeds on floral nectar in dry Pacific Panamanian scrub. Supplements diet with small insects and …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
Kanat Açıklığı
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
Ağırlık
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird 4,92 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

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Snowy-bellied 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

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.

Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

Şarkı

Sharp, crackling trill with percussive edge; rapid dry notes delivered forcefully near territory boundary.

Geographic Range & Migration

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Costa Rica to Colombia. Resident primarily on the Pacific slope of Central America.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

About These Birds

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.

Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests from Costa Rica to Colombia. White belly, green body. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Found primarily on the Pacific slope of Central America and Colombia.

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