Plain-capped Starthroat vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliomaster constantii comparado con Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Plain-capped Starthroat Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Heliomaster constantii Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud
Envergadura 12,5 cm (4.9 in)
Peso 7,375 g (0.26 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Mexican and Central American dry and semi-open habitats. Visits large flowers; catches insects … 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

Plain-capped Starthroat only

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Plain-capped Starthroat

Canto

High, thin twittering barely audible; delicate cascade of minute notes, poorly documented vocal repertoire.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Plain-capped Starthroat

Found from northwestern Mexico south through Central America to northwestern Costa Rica in dry forest. Sea level to 1,800 m.

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

Plain-capped Starthroat

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Plain-capped Starthroat

El colibrí de pico largo de corona azul es un colibrí grande de México y América Central. El macho tiene partes superiores verde brillante, corona azul iridiscente y partes inferiores blancas con rayas. La hembra carece de la corona azul brillante. Se alimenta del néctar de flores grandes, a menudo defendiendo territorios de alimentación. Habita en bosques secos, bordes de bosque y jardines con flores. Puede visitar flores de una amplia variedad de alturas.

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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