Lazuline Sabrewing vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Campylopterus falcatus comparado con Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Lazuline Sabrewing Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Campylopterus falcatus Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud — —
Envergadura 13,0 cm (5.1 in) —
Peso 7,1 g (0.25 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Andean cloud forest in Colombia and Venezuela, visiting Heliconia and bromeliads. Takes insects … 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

Lazuline Sabrewing only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Lazuline Sabrewing

Canto

Pure, bell-like tone sustained clearly; single resonant note ringing out in open lowland then fading.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Lazuline Sabrewing

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Peru at 1,000-2,400 m elevation. Resident in montane 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

Lazuline Sabrewing

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Lazuline Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Peru at 1,000-2,400 m. Brilliant sapphire-blue throat and breast (males), green body. Nectarivore of montane forest edges. One of the most strikingly colored sabrewings.

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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