Purple-throated Sunangel vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliangelus viola comparado con Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Purple-throated Sunangel Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Heliangelus viola Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud — —
Envergadura 12,6 cm (5.0 in) —
Peso 5,433333333333333 g (0.19 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore strongly associated with Ericaceae in treeline habitats. Catches small insects on the wing for … 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

Purple-throated Sunangel only

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Purple-throated Sunangel

Canto

Soft, liquid warbling with gentle character; mellow notes flowing easily in quiet musical phrase at forest edge.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Purple-throated Sunangel

Found in Andean cloud forests of southern Ecuador and northern Peru at 1,600–3,000 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

Purple-throated Sunangel

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Purple-throated Sunangel

El solángel violáceo es un colibrí pequeño de los bosques nublados andinos del sur de Ecuador y el norte de Perú. El macho tiene partes superiores verde brillante y un gorjal violáceo-púrpura iridiscente llamativo. Se alimenta del néctar de flores en los bosques nublados andinos. La hembra es más apagada. Esta especie se considera de distribución restringida y puede verse afectada por la pérdida de bosque nublado.

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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