Tres Marias Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Cynanthus lawrencei comparado con Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Tres Marias Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Cynanthus lawrencei Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Not Evaluated
Longitud
Envergadura 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Peso 3,05 g (0.11 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from Tres Marias Island flowers; diet supplemented with small 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

Ninguno

Tres Marias Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Song & Call Comparison

Tres Marias Hummingbird

Canto

Pure, sustained whistle with bell-like clarity; single clear note ringing out then slowly fading in air.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Tres Marias Hummingbird

Endemic to the Tres Marías Islands off the Pacific coast of western Mexico. Resident in tropical deciduous 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

Near Threatened

Tres Marias Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Tres Marias Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Tres Marías Islands off western Mexico. Green plumage. Recently split from Broad-billed Hummingbird. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest on the islands. A very range-restricted island endemic.

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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