🐦 Ruby-throated hummingbird vs Scarlet macaw 🦜
The scarlet macaw is about 10 times as long as the ruby-throated hummingbird. The scarlet macaw weighs about 350 times as much as the ruby-throated hummingbird.
| Row | 🐦 Ruby-throated hummingbird | 🦜 Scarlet macaw |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the scarlet macaw yet. | 60 mph97 km/h1 | no checked number yet |
| Weight The scarlet macaw weighs about 350 times as much as the ruby-throated hummingbird. | 0.11 to 0.12 oz3 to 3.5 g2 | 2 to 3.3 lb900 g to 1.5 kg3 |
| Lives We don't have a checked number for the scarlet macaw yet. | 5 to 9 years5 to 9 years4 | no checked number yet |
| Eats The ruby-throated hummingbird eats plants and animals; the scarlet macaw eats plants. | nectar from flowers, and tiny insects | fruit, seeds, nuts and flowers |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | eastern North America in summer; Mexico and Central America in winter | the rainforests of Central and South America, from Mexico to Brazil |
Which one? Ruby-throated hummingbird or scarlet macaw
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the scarlet macaw 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.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, checked 30 October 2026.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed rule, Federal Register 6 July 2012, checked 30 October 2026.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, checked 30 October 2026.