Black-breasted Puffleg vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Eriocnemis nigrivestis verglichen mit Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-breasted Puffleg Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Eriocnemis nigrivestis Ocreatus addae
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Not Evaluated
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 11,4 cm (4.5 in) —
Gewicht 4,449999999999999 g (0.16 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Andean montane Ericaceae and epiphyte flowers; fluffy leg puffs visible during hover. Gleans … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-breasted Puffleg

Gesang

Soft, sustained hum barely audible; extremely faint low-frequency sound audible only at very close range.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-breasted Puffleg

Endemic to the western Andes of Ecuador, primarily the Pichincha and Imbabura regions. 2,800–3,600 m. Critically endangered.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Black-breasted Puffleg

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Black-breasted Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the northwestern Andes of Ecuador at 2,500-3,200 m. Males have a black breast and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. Critically Endangered with fewer than 250 individuals estimated remaining.

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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