Glittering-bellied Emerald vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chlorostilbon lucidus verglichen mit Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Glittering-bellied Emerald Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chlorostilbon lucidus Ocreatus addae
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Not Evaluated
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 9,9 cm (3.9 in) —
Gewicht 3,6666666666666665 g (0.13 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Widespread Amazonian nectarivore visiting diverse lowland flowers. Supplements with insects and spiders foraged from canopy. Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Glittering-bellied Emerald

Gesang

Soft, liquid notes in gentle flowing phrase; mellow tones with subtle melodic variation in forest shade.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Glittering-bellied Emerald

Found from eastern Brazil through Uruguay to Argentina and Paraguay. Resident in gardens, parks, and 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

Glittering-bellied Emerald

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Glittering-bellied Emerald

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found from eastern Brazil through Uruguay to Argentina and Paraguay. Bright green plumage with a glittering green belly. Nectarivore of gardens, parks, and forest edges. One of the most common garden hummingbirds in southeastern South America.

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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