Mexican Woodnymph vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Eupherusa ridgwayi verglichen mit Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Mexican Woodnymph Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Eupherusa ridgwayi Ocreatus addae
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Not Evaluated
Länge
Flügelspannweite
Gewicht 3,733333333333333 g (0.13 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … 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

Mexican Woodnymph

Gesang

Rapid, light twittering cascade; high airy notes tumbling quickly in animated sequence above flowers.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Mexican Woodnymph

Endemic to the Pacific lowlands of western Mexico from Nayarit to Guerrero. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Mexican Woodnymph

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Mexican Woodnymph

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Pacific lowlands of western Mexico from Nayarit to Guerrero. Green plumage with rufous belly. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest. Named after the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway. A Mexican endemic.

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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