Santa Marta Woodstar vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chaetocercus astreans comparado con Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Santa Marta Woodstar Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Chaetocercus astreans Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud — —
Envergadura 6,7 cm (2.6 in) —
Peso 2,605 g (0.09 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; feeds on highland floral nectar and supplements … 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

Santa Marta Woodstar only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Santa Marta Woodstar

Canto

Rapid, mechanical clicking trill; quick even staccato notes in steady dry rhythm throughout active day.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Santa Marta Woodstar

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m elevation. Found nowhere else in the world.

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

Santa Marta Woodstar

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Santa Marta Woodstar

Colibrí estrellado de Santa Marta (Chaetocercus astreans), 6–7 cm. Macho con garganta verde esmeralda iridiscente; partes superiores verde oscuro; cola corta con plumas externas rufas y blancas. Endémico de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Colombia). Habita en bordes de bosque. Se alimenta de néctar.

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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