Rufous-capped Thornbill vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chalcostigma ruficeps comparado con Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-capped Thornbill Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Chalcostigma ruficeps Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud
Envergadura 11,6 cm (4.6 in)
Peso 3,6666666666666665 g (0.13 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Peruvian and Bolivian puna; forages at Chuquiraga and low shrubs. Catches tiny arthropods. 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

Rufous-capped Thornbill only

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-capped Thornbill

Canto

Melodic, descending phrase with warm timbre; clear notes stepping down smoothly in relaxed musical progression.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-capped Thornbill

Found on the eastern Andean slope from Ecuador south to Bolivia in lower montane forest. 1,200–2,600 m elevation.

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

Rufous-capped Thornbill

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Rufous-capped Thornbill

Picoespina de cabeza rufa (Chalcostigma ruficeps), 10–11 cm. Corona y nuca de color rufo brillante, contrastando con el plumaje verde del cuerpo. Macho con garganta verde iridiscente. Habita en bordes de bosque y zonas arbustivas de los Andes del sur de Colombia, Ecuador y Perú.

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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