Peruvian Racket-tail vs Rubinkehlkolibri

Ocreatus peruanus verglichen mit Archilochus colubris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Peruvian Racket-tail Rubinkehlkolibri
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ocreatus peruanus Archilochus colubris
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge 8,5 cm (3.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Gewicht 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 3,1 g (0.11 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Peruvian montane forest; forages at diverse Andean flowers. Supplements with small arthropods. Nectar from tubular flowers, supplemented with small insects and spiders for protein. Feeds at over …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Peruvian Racket-tail
Rubinkehlkolibri 8,5 cm
Flügelspannweite
Peruvian Racket-tail
Rubinkehlkolibri 11,0 cm
Gewicht
Peruvian Racket-tail 3,0 g
Rubinkehlkolibri 3,1 g

Habitat Comparison

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Rubinkehlkolibri only

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Rubinkehlkolibri

Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, gardens, and parks with flowering plants. Migrates across the Gulf of Mexico.

Song & Call Comparison

Peruvian Racket-tail

Gesang

Soft, sibilant hissing trill; gentle continuous buzz with pulsing quality during slow courtship hovering display.

Rubinkehlkolibri

Gesang

Soft, high-pitched chattering and twittering 'chee-dit'. Also produces a thin 'tik' call in flight. Wing beats create an audible high-pitched humming buzz during hovering.

Geographic Range & Migration

Peruvian Racket-tail

Found on the eastern Andean slope in Peru in foothill and lower montane forest. 400–1,600 m elevation.

Rubinkehlkolibri

Eastern North America from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast. Winters in Central America and southern Mexico.

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Peruvian Racket-tail

Least Concern

Rubinkehlkolibri

How to Tell Them Apart

Peruvian Racket-tail

Rubinkehlkolibri

Gefieder

Metallic green upperparts and greyish-white underparts. Males have a brilliant iridescent ruby-red gorget that appears black in poor light. Females lack the gorget.

Schnabel

Long, straight, thin black bill adapted for probing flowers

About These Birds

Peruvian Racket-tail

A small hummingbird (8-10 cm plus tail rackets in males) found in Andean cloud forests of Peru at 1,500-2,500 m. Males have elongated tail rackets and white leg puffs. Recently split from Booted Racket-tail. Nectarivore of montane forest.

Rubinkehlkolibri

Der Rubinkehlkolibri ist der einzige im Osten Nordamerikas brütende Kolibri. Diese winzigen Vögel schlagen mit ihren Flügeln etwa 53 Mal pro Sekunde und können rückwärts, seitwärts und sogar kurzzeitig kopfüber fliegen. Auf ihrem Zug überqueren sie den Golf von Mexiko in einem außergewöhnlichen, ununterbrochenen Flug von 800 km.

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