Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Antillean Crested Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae مقارنةً بـ Orthorhyncus cristatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rufous-booted Racket-tail Antillean Crested Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Ocreatus addae Orthorhyncus cristatus
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 9,4 cm (3.7 in)
الوزن 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 3,2600000000000002 g (0.11 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of Lesser Antillean gardens and forest edges, visiting diverse native blooms. Supplements with small …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

بلا

Antillean Crested Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

الغناء

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

Antillean Crested Hummingbird

الغناء

Thin, wavering sibilant trill; soft high-pitched buzzing with pulsing rhythm during slow courtship display.

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Antillean Crested Hummingbird

Widespread across the Lesser Antilles from Puerto Rico to Grenada. Resident on most eastern Caribbean islands.

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Antillean Crested Hummingbird

About These Birds

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.

Antillean Crested Hummingbird

A tiny hummingbird (8-9 cm) widespread across the Lesser Antilles from Puerto Rico to Grenada. Males have a brilliant green crest. Dark plumage. Nectarivore of gardens, forests, and plantations. The most common and widespread hummingbird in the eastern Caribbean islands.

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