Gould's Brilliant vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliodoxa aurescens verglichen mit Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Gould's Brilliant Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Heliodoxa aurescens Ocreatus addae
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Not Evaluated
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 12,2 cm (4.8 in) —
Gewicht 5,975 g (0.21 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Ecuadorian and Peruvian cloud forest; aggressively defends Ericaceae patches. Takes small insects for … 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

Gould's Brilliant

Gesang

Soft, pure whistle with tremulous quality; gentle wavering note given quietly from shaded perch in dense thicket.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Gould's Brilliant

Found in Amazonian lowland forest from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to Brazil. 0–1,000 m.

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

Gould's Brilliant

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Gould's Brilliant

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid lowland forests from eastern Colombia through the Guianas to Bolivia and Brazil. Green plumage with iridescent golden-green breast. Nectarivore of Amazonian forest canopy and edges. Named after John Gould.

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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