Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae verglichen mit Saucerottia edward

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rufous-booted Racket-tail Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ocreatus addae Saucerottia edward
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite
Gewicht 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 4,92 g (0.17 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Feeds on floral nectar in dry Pacific Panamanian scrub. Supplements diet with small insects and …
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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.

Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

Gesang

Sharp, crackling trill with percussive edge; rapid dry notes delivered forcefully near territory boundary.

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.

Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Costa Rica to Colombia. Resident primarily on the Pacific slope of Central America.

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Snowy-bellied 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.

Snowy-bellied Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests from Costa Rica to Colombia. White belly, green body. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Found primarily on the Pacific slope of Central America and Colombia.

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