Pink-throated Brilliant vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliodoxa gularis comparado con Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Pink-throated Brilliant Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Heliodoxa gularis Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud — —
Envergadura 12,8 cm (5.0 in) —
Peso 6,533333333333334 g (0.23 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; forages at diverse Ericaceae and epiphyte blooms. Gleans … 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

Pink-throated Brilliant only

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Pink-throated Brilliant

Canto

Melodic, flute-like descending phrase; smooth rich notes flowing warmly in relaxed quiet forest morning sequence.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Pink-throated Brilliant

Found on the eastern Andean slope of Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest. 800–1,800 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

Pink-throated Brilliant

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Pink-throated Brilliant

El colibrí brillante de garganta rosada es un colibrí poco conocido de las estribaciones andinas de Ecuador y Perú. El macho tiene partes superiores verdes brillantes y un gorjal rosado iridiscente. Se alimenta del néctar de flores en el bosque nublado andino. La información sobre su comportamiento y ecología es escasa. La pérdida de hábitat en los bosques de las estribaciones andinas supone una amenaza para esta especie de distribución restringida.

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.

More Birds to Explore