Gorgeted Woodstar vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chaetocercus heliodor verglichen mit Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Gorgeted Woodstar Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chaetocercus heliodor Ocreatus addae
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Not Evaluated
Länge
Flügelspannweite 6,1 cm (2.4 in)
Gewicht 2,225 g (0.08 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of subtropical Andean slopes, visiting diverse flowering herbs. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Woodstar

Gesang

High, thin whistle barely perceptible; delicate sustained note at extreme frequency, rarely detectable by human ear.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Gorgeted Woodstar

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Ecuador at 800-2,200 m elevation. Resident in montane forest edges.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Gorgeted Woodstar

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Gorgeted Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Ecuador at 800-2,200 m. Males have a glittering green and blue gorget. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Named for its spectacular jewel-like throat plumage.

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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