Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Blue-chested Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae verglichen mit Polyerata amabilis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rufous-booted Racket-tail Blue-chested Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ocreatus addae Polyerata amabilis
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite
Gewicht 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 4,15 g (0.15 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. Takes small insects …
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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.

Blue-chested Hummingbird

Gesang

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged low buzzing sound carrying well through broad-leafed tropical forest.

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.

Blue-chested Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean lowland forests.

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Blue-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.

Blue-chested Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Males have a bright blue breast patch. Green plumage. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Found primarily in Caribbean lowland forests.

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