Ruby-throated Hummingbird vs Wine-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris ile kıyaslandığında Selasphorus ellioti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Ruby-throated Hummingbird Wine-throated Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Archilochus colubris Selasphorus ellioti
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) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over … Nectarivore of Central American montane forest, visiting flowering epiphytes. Supplements with insects and spiders caught …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
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Size Comparison

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

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

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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.

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Şarkı

Melodic, descending two-note call; pure warm tones stepping down smoothly, given repeatedly from perch.

Geographic Range & Migration

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Resident in cloud forest and elfin woodland.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Least Concern

Wine-throated 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

Wine-throated 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.

Wine-throated Hummingbird

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have a wine-red/magenta gorget. Nectarivore of cloud forest and elfin woodland edges. A Central American highland endemic.

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