Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Violet-chested Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae verglichen mit Sternoclyta cyanopectus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rufous-booted Racket-tail Violet-chested Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ocreatus addae Sternoclyta cyanopectus
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 14,0 cm (5.5 in)
Gewicht 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 7,816666666666667 g (0.28 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and large epiphyte flowers. Supplements with small arthropods.
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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.

Violet-chested Hummingbird

Gesang

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged buzzing sound carrying well across Andean scrub habitat at low frequency.

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.

Violet-chested Hummingbird

Found in humid montane forest of the coastal Cordillera and tepuis of Venezuela at 1,000–2,200 m elevation.

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Violet-chested Hummingbird

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.

Violet-chested Hummingbird

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the coastal mountains of northern Venezuela at 900-2,500 m. Males have a striking violet-blue breast. Nectarivore of montane forest and coffee plantations. A range-restricted Venezuelan endemic.

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