White-eared Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Basilinna leucotis comparado con Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo White-eared Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Basilinna leucotis Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud
Envergadura 10,9 cm (4.3 in)
Peso 3,4000000000000004 g (0.12 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Guatemalan pine-oak forests, visiting flowering epiphytes. Supplements with insects and spiders … 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

White-eared Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

White-eared Hummingbird

Canto

Deep, resonant churring with powerful carrying quality; rich low buzzing trill audible at impressive range.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-eared Hummingbird

Found in mountain forests from the southwestern United States to Nicaragua at 1,500-3,000 m. Resident in pine-oak forest.

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

White-eared Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

White-eared Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in mountain forests from the southwestern US to Nicaragua at 1,500-3,000 m. Green plumage with bold white ear stripe and turquoise throat (males). Nectarivore of pine-oak and cloud forest. Common at highland feeders.

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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