🐦 American robin vs Ruby-throated hummingbird 🐦
The American robin is about 3 times as long as the ruby-throated hummingbird. The American robin weighs about 25 times as much as the ruby-throated hummingbird.
| Row | 🐦 American robin | 🐦 Ruby-throated hummingbird |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the American robin yet. | no checked number yet | 60 mph97 km/h1 |
| Weight The American robin weighs about 25 times as much as the ruby-throated hummingbird. | 2.7 to 3 oz77 to 85 g2 | 0.11 to 0.12 oz3 to 3.5 g3 |
| Lives The ruby-throated hummingbird usually lives about 5 times as long as the American robin. | 1 year to 2 years1 year to 2 years2 | 5 to 9 years5 to 9 years4 |
| Eats Both eat plants and animals. | earthworms, insects, berries and fruit | nectar from flowers, and tiny insects |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | lawns, gardens and woods across North America | eastern North America in summer; Mexico and Central America in winter |
Which one? American robin or ruby-throated hummingbird
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the American robin yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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Where these numbers come from
- National Park Service, Northeast Temperate Network, checked 30 October 2026.
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, checked 30 October 2026.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, checked 30 October 2026.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Mount Rainier, checked 30 October 2026.