Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

Ocreatus addae verglichen mit Phaeochroa cuvierii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rufous-booted Racket-tail Scaly-breasted Sabrewing
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ocreatus addae Phaeochroa cuvierii
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
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Gewicht 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 8,959999999999999 g (0.32 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Gesang

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

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

Gesang

Sharp, emphatic chip note with bright projection; single clean staccato sound repeated persistently near territory.

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

Found in humid forests from Guatemala to Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in lowland forest undergrowth and edges.

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

About These Birds

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.

Scaly-breasted Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid forests from Guatemala to Colombia and Venezuela. Green plumage with a scaly breast pattern. Large bill. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges, visiting banana flowers. The only member of its genus.

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