Black-bellied Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Eupherusa nigriventris مقارنةً بـ Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Black-bellied Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
الاسم العلمي Eupherusa nigriventris Ocreatus addae
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Not Evaluated
الطول
طول الجناح 9,4 cm (3.7 in)
الوزن 3,3200000000000003 g (0.12 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. Takes small insects … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Black-bellied Hummingbird only

بلا

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

بلا

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-bellied Hummingbird

الغناء

Soft, high-pitched twittering barely audible; delicate minute notes cascading gently near flowering canopy.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

الغناء

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black-bellied Hummingbird

Found in humid forests of Costa Rica and western Panama at 700-1,800 m. Resident in cloud forest undergrowth.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Black-bellied Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-bellied Hummingbird

الريش

Pavonine Cuckoo: dark iridescent blue-green above; rufous underparts; pale supercilium; long blue-green tail; peacock-eye tail pattern

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

الريش

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet: tiny; males with brilliant orange-gold belly; violet gorget; females green above; spotted buff below

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About These Birds

Black-bellied Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests of Costa Rica and western Panama at 700-1,800 m. Males have a distinctive black belly contrasting with green breast. Nectarivore of cloud forest undergrowth and edges.

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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