Buff-breasted Sabrewing vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Campylopterus duidae comparado con Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Buff-breasted Sabrewing Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Campylopterus duidae Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud — —
Envergadura 12,9 cm (5.1 in) —
Peso 6,3100000000000005 g (0.22 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore specialising in tubular blossoms; supplements the floral nectar diet with tiny insects and spiders … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Tamaño de la puesta -- 2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Buff-breasted Sabrewing only

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

Canto

Harsh, nasal buzz with emphatic delivery; rough coarse notes audible at considerable distance from territory.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

Found in tepui forests of southern Venezuela and adjacent Brazil and Guyana. Restricted to Pantepui highland plateaus.

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

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in tepui forests of southern Venezuela and adjacent Brazil and Guyana. Green plumage with a buff breast. Nectarivore of tepui highland forest. A Pantepui endemic restricted to table-top mountains.

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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