Black-throated Brilliant vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliodoxa schreibersii comparado con Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-throated Brilliant Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Heliodoxa schreibersii Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud
Envergadura 13,9 cm (5.5 in)
Peso 8,5 g (0.30 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Amazonian foothill forest; visits large-flowered shrubs and epiphytes. Supplements with small arthropods. 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

Black-throated Brilliant only

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-throated Brilliant

Canto

Buzzy, sustained trill with insect-like monotony; continuous low vibration with minimal variation throughout delivery.

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

Black-throated Brilliant

Found in lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 0–1,400 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

Black-throated Brilliant

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-throated Brilliant

Plumaje

Giant Hummingbird (alt): males with iridescent blue gorget; metallic green; very large; white rump; females plain green; 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

Black-throated Brilliant

El colibrí brillante de oreja negra es un colibrí de tamaño mediano de los bosques húmedos de la cuenca amazónica y las estribaciones andinas orientales. El macho presenta partes superiores verde metálico y un gorjal iridiscente brillante. Se alimenta del néctar de diversas flores de los estratos del bosque. La hembra es más apagada. Forma parte de las comunidades de colibríes de las selvas tropicales amazónicas.

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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