Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer vs Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Chalybura urochrysia 对比 Archilochus colubris
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer | Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Chalybura urochrysia | Archilochus colubris |
| 目 | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| 科 | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | 8.5 cm (3.3 in) |
| 翼展 | 13.0 cm (5.1 in) | 11.0 cm (4.3 in) |
| 体重 | 6.55 g (0.23 oz) | 3.1 g (0.11 oz) |
| 食性 | Nectarivore of humid Central American and Colombian lowland forest. Takes insects and spiders to supplement … | Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over … |
| 产卵数 | -- | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.
Song & Call Comparison
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Thin, high-pitched chip barely audible; minute staccato notes cascading gently near dense flowering shrubbery.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean and Pacific lowland forests.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Eastern North America from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast. Winters in Central America and southern Mexico.
保护状况
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
How to Tell Them Apart
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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.
Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers
About These Birds
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
紫尾蜂鸟 (Chalybura urochrysia)，体长约11厘米。雄鸟上体亮绿色，尾部具紫色辉光，下体白色；雌鸟下体白色。分布于哥斯达黎加、巴拿马和哥伦比亚西部的热带雨林。以花蜜和昆虫为食。
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.