Black-throated Mango vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Anthracothorax nigricollis comparado con Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-throated Mango Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Anthracothorax nigricollis Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud — —
Envergadura 13,3 cm (5.2 in) —
Peso 7,333333333333333 g (0.26 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of humid lowland and foothill forests; aggressive territory holder at flowering shrubs. Takes insects … 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

Ninguno

Black-throated Mango only

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Song & Call Comparison

Black-throated Mango

Canto

Soft, pure whistle with melancholy quality; single sustained tone with gentle fall at end, given at dawn and dusk.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-throated Mango

Widespread from Trinidad and Panama south through Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia, Brazil, and the Guianas. 0–1,200 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

Black-throated Mango

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Black-throated Mango

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) widely distributed from Panama through South America to Argentina. Males have a velvety black throat bordered by blue-green. Long, curved bill. Nectarivore of forest edges, gardens, plantations, and open country. One of the most adaptable mangos.

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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