Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Magenta-throated Woodstar

Ocreatus addae مقارنةً بـ Philodice bryantae

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rufous-booted Racket-tail Magenta-throated Woodstar
الاسم العلمي Ocreatus addae Philodice bryantae
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح
الوزن 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 3,4 g (0.12 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore hovering at tubular blossoms in highland forest clearings. Takes small flies and spiders to …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

بلا

Magenta-throated Woodstar only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

الغناء

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

Magenta-throated Woodstar

الغناء

Thin, sibilant twittering with silvery quality; high airy notes cascading softly near flowering shrubs.

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.

Magenta-throated Woodstar

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,000-2,200 m elevation. Resident in cloud forest edges and gardens.

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Magenta-throated Woodstar

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.

Magenta-throated Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,000-2,200 m. Males have a brilliant magenta-pink throat gorget. Nectarivore of cloud forest edges and gardens. A Central American highland endemic.

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