Violet-fronted Brilliant vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliodoxa leadbeateri comparado con Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Violet-fronted Brilliant Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Heliodoxa leadbeateri Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud
Envergadura 13,4 cm (5.3 in)
Peso 7,183333333333334 g (0.25 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Passiflora. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Violet-fronted Brilliant only

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Violet-fronted Brilliant

Canto

Broad, resonant whistle with bold projection; deep pure tone ringing out powerfully across open montane forest.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Violet-fronted Brilliant

Widespread in Andean foothill and cloud forest from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 400–2,000 m.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Found in cloud forests of northern Bolivia and adjacent Peru and Brazil at 400–1,400 m elevation.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Violet-fronted Brilliant

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Violet-fronted Brilliant

Plumaje

Rufous-shafted Woodstar: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; rufous-shafted tail; females green above; spots

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Plumaje

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet: tiny; males with brilliant orange-gold belly; violet gorget; females green above; spotted buff below

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About These Birds

Violet-fronted Brilliant

El colibrí brillante de frente violeta es un colibrí de tamaño mediano de las estribaciones andinas de Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. El macho tiene partes superiores verdes con una corona violeta iridiscente brillante y un gorjal verde. Se alimenta del néctar de flores en los bosques de estribaciones y nublados. La hembra es más apagada. Contribuye a la polinización de muchas plantas andinas.

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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