Buff-bellied Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Amazilia yucatanensis مقارنةً بـ Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Buff-bellied Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
الاسم العلمي Amazilia yucatanensis Ocreatus addae
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Not Evaluated
الطول
طول الجناح 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
الوزن 4,175 g (0.15 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from Yucatán flowering trees and garden plants; supplements with insects and spiders … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Buff-bellied Hummingbird only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

الغناء

Thin, sibilant twittering with airy silvery quality; high light notes cascading softly near flowers.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

الغناء

Deep, resonant hum barely audible; extremely low vibration barely perceptible during hovering near high-altitude flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Found from southern Texas through eastern Mexico to Belize and Guatemala. Resident in Gulf Coast lowlands.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Found in cloud forests of northern Bolivia and adjacent Peru and Brazil at 400–1,400 m elevation.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found from southern Texas through eastern Mexico to Belize and Guatemala. Green upperparts, buff-orange belly, and red bill with dark tip. Nectarivore of gardens, citrus groves, and forest edges. Common at Texas Gulf Coast feeders.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

A small hummingbird (8-10 cm plus tail rackets) found in Andean cloud forests of southeastern Peru and Bolivia at 1,200-2,200 m. Males have rufous leg puffs instead of white. Recently split from Booted Racket-tail. Nectarivore of montane forest undergrowth.

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