Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Cuban Emerald

Ocreatus addae verglichen mit Riccordia ricordii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rufous-booted Racket-tail Cuban Emerald
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ocreatus addae Riccordia ricordii
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite
Gewicht 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 3,75 g (0.13 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of Cuban forest and gardens, visiting diverse native blooms. Takes small insects and spiders …
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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.

Cuban Emerald

Gesang

Buzzy, insect-like trill sustained steadily; continuous rapid vibration with little melodic variation over time.

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.

Cuban Emerald

Found in Cuba, the Bahamas, and occasionally southern Florida. Resident in forests, gardens, and mangroves.

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Cuban Emerald

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.

Cuban Emerald

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in Cuba and the Bahamas, with vagrants to Florida. Brilliant iridescent green plumage and white breast. Deeply forked tail. Nectarivore of forest, gardens, and mangroves. Cuba's most common hummingbird.

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