Curve-winged Sabrewing vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Pampa curvipennis so với Archilochus colubris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Curve-winged Sabrewing Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Tên Khoa Học Pampa curvipennis Archilochus colubris
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Khối Lượng 6,375 g (0.22 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Feeds on nectar from highland forest epiphytes in southern Mexico. Supplements diet with insects and … Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
Số Trứng -- 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Curve-winged Sabrewing
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8,5 cm
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Curve-winged Sabrewing
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 11,0 cm
Khối Lượng
Curve-winged Sabrewing 6,375 g
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3,1 g
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Curve-winged Sabrewing 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

Curve-winged Sabrewing

Tiếng Hót

Rough, scratchy buzz with coarse mechanical texture; harsh sustained vibration with dry rattling quality.

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

Curve-winged Sabrewing

Found in humid forests from eastern Mexico to Honduras. Resident in lowland and foothill forest undergrowth.

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

Least Concern

Curve-winged Sabrewing

Least Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Curve-winged Sabrewing

Bộ Lông

Bare-faced Go-away-bird: pale gray plumage; bare black facial skin; dark gray wings; long tail; white-washed underparts; crest

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

Curve-winged Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in humid forests from eastern Mexico to Honduras. Green plumage with curved wings and a long, slightly decurved bill. Named sabrewing for the thickened, curved outer primary feathers. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth.

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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