Orange-throated Sunangel vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliangelus mavors comparado con Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Orange-throated Sunangel Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Heliangelus mavors Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud — —
Envergadura 12,7 cm (5.0 in) —
Peso 4,15 g (0.15 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of montane Ericaceae and epiphyte flowers. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned near blooms. 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

Orange-throated Sunangel only

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Orange-throated Sunangel

Canto

Rapid, mechanical clicking trill; quick staccato notes strung evenly in dry sequence typical of swift species.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Orange-throated Sunangel

Endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia and northwestern Venezuela in cloud forest. 1,800–2,800 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

Orange-throated Sunangel

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Orange-throated Sunangel

El solángel de Marte es un colibrí pequeño de los bosques nublados andinos del norte de Venezuela y el este de Colombia. El macho presenta partes superiores verde brillante y un gorjal anaranjado iridiscente. Se alimenta del néctar de flores en los estratos del bosque nublado. Esta especie de distribución restringida está asociada a los bosques de las cordilleras andinas del norte.

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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