White-bellied Mountain-gem vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Lampornis hemileucus مقارنةً بـ Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة White-bellied Mountain-gem Rufous-booted Racket-tail
الاسم العلمي Lampornis hemileucus Ocreatus addae
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Not Evaluated
الطول
طول الجناح 12,5 cm (4.9 in)
الوزن 5,6000000000000005 g (0.20 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of montane forest understory and edges; visits Ericaceae and Salvia blooms. Gleans small insects … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

White-bellied Mountain-gem only

بلا

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

White-bellied Mountain-gem

الغناء

Melodic, two-note falling whistle; pure warm tones descending gently, given repeatedly from prominent perch.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

الغناء

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-bellied Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest of Costa Rica and Panama on both slopes in cloud forest. 800–2,000 m elevation.

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

White-bellied Mountain-gem

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

White-bellied Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,200-2,500 m. Males green with white belly. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. One of several mountain-gem species endemic to Central American highlands.

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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