Speckled Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Adelomyia melanogenys comparado con Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Speckled Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Adelomyia melanogenys Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud — —
Envergadura 10,6 cm (4.2 in) —
Peso 4,300000000000001 g (0.15 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore visiting a broad range of Andean montane flowers including Ericaceae and Bromeliaceae. Gleans small … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Speckled Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Speckled Hummingbird

Canto

Thin, sibilant trill with airy quality; soft high buzzing sustained gently during slow courtship hovering display.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

Deep, resonant hum barely audible; extremely low vibration barely perceptible during hovering near high-altitude flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Speckled Hummingbird

Widespread in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,200–3,200 m.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Found in cloud forests of northern Bolivia and adjacent Peru and Brazil at 400–1,400 m elevation.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Speckled Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Speckled Hummingbird

El colibrí moteado de los Andes habita en los bosques andinos y los bordes forestales desde Venezuela hasta Bolivia. Sus partes inferiores densamente moteadas son el rasgo diagnóstico. Vuela con aleteo rápido al visitar flores. Familia Trochilidae.

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.

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