Peacock Coquette vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Lophornis pavoninus verglichen mit Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Peacock Coquette Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Lophornis pavoninus Ocreatus addae
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Not Evaluated
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 9,2 cm (3.6 in) —
Gewicht 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Mexican Pacific slope forests. Visits small tubular flowers at edges; takes minute flies … 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

Peacock Coquette

Gesang

Soft, pure whistle with warm timbre; gentle sustained note with barely perceptible vibrato, given quietly in 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

Peacock Coquette

Found in tepui highlands of Venezuela and adjacent Brazil and Guyana in open shrubby vegetation. 1,000–2,500 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

Peacock Coquette

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Peacock Coquette

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in humid lowland forests of the Guiana Shield region from Venezuela to Suriname and northern Brazil. Males have fan-shaped green cheek plumes reminiscent of a peacock's display. Nectarivore of forest canopy.

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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