Esmeraldas Woodstar vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Chaetocercus berlepschi so với Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Esmeraldas Woodstar Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Chaetocercus berlepschi Archilochus colubris
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Vulnerable Least Concern
Chiều Dài 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 5,3 cm (2.1 in) 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Khối Lượng 2,505 g (0.09 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Critically rare; feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs in Ecuadorian lowland forest. Takes small insects … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Esmeraldas Woodstar
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Esmeraldas Woodstar 5,3 cm
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Khối Lượng
Esmeraldas Woodstar 2,505 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Esmeraldas Woodstar only

Không

Ruby-throated Hummingbird only

Không

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

Esmeraldas Woodstar

Tiếng Hót

Soft, melodic warbling with flowing character; gentle notes weaving smoothly in quiet phrase at forest edge.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

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

Esmeraldas Woodstar

Endemic to western Ecuador in the Chocó lowlands and foothills. Classified as Endangered due to severe deforestation.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Vulnerable

Esmeraldas Woodstar

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Esmeraldas Woodstar

Bộ Lông

Inagua Woodstar: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted below

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Bộ Lông

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.

Mỏ

Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers

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About These Birds

Esmeraldas Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7 cm) endemic to western Ecuador. Males have a glittering gorget. Nectarivore of lowland and foothill forest edges. Classified as Endangered due to severe Chocó rainforest loss. One of the most threatened Ecuadorian hummingbirds.

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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