Chilean Woodstar vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Eulidia yarrellii verglichen mit Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Chilean Woodstar Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Eulidia yarrellii Ocreatus addae
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Not Evaluated
Länge
Flügelspannweite 6,6 cm (2.6 in)
Gewicht 2,38 g (0.08 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectar specialist of arid Atacama valleys, visiting cacti and Nicotiana. Supplements diet with small insects … 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

Chilean Woodstar

Gesang

Buzzy, high-pitched trill with insect-like quality; sustained rapid vibration with minimal melodic content.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Chilean Woodstar

Endemic to the hyper-arid coast of northern Chile from Arica to Antofagasta. Critically Endangered with fewer than 400 individuals.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Chilean Woodstar

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Chilean Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to the hyper-arid Atacama coast of northern Chile. Males have a purple throat and forked tail. Nectarivore of desert scrub and cultivated gardens. Critically Endangered with fewer than 400 individuals remaining due to habitat destruction.

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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