Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Charming Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae مقارنةً بـ Polyerata decora

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rufous-booted Racket-tail Charming Hummingbird
الاسم العلمي Ocreatus addae Polyerata decora
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح
الوزن 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 4,335 g (0.15 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

بلا

Charming Hummingbird 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.

Charming Hummingbird

الغناء

High, crystalline notes in animated ascending phrase; clear bright tones climbing smoothly in energetic 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.

Charming Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Costa Rica to western Panama. Resident in lowland and foothill forest.

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Charming 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.

Charming Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid forests from Costa Rica to western Panama. Green plumage with a blue breast. Nectarivore of forest edges. Closely related to Blue-chested Hummingbird. A Central American near-endemic.

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