Scissor-tailed Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Hylonympha macrocerca comparado con Ocreatus addae
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Scissor-tailed Hummingbird | Rufous-booted Racket-tail |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Hylonympha macrocerca | Ocreatus addae |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| Familia | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| Estado de conservación | Endangered | Not Evaluated |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 13,3 cm (5.2 in) | — |
| Peso | 7,25 g (0.26 oz) | 3,0 g (0.11 oz) |
| Dieta | Nectarivore of Venezuelan cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and diverse forest flowers. Catches small insects near … | 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
Scissor-tailed Hummingbird only
Ninguno
Rufous-booted Racket-tail only
Ninguno
Song & Call Comparison
Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated rapidly; clean staccato delivery with rising intensity during territorial display.
Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Deep, resonant hum barely audible; extremely low vibration barely perceptible during hovering near high-altitude flowers.
Geographic Range & Migration
Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
Endemic to the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela in cloud forest at 700–1,200 m. Critically endangered.
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
Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
Rufous-booted Racket-tail
How to Tell Them Apart
Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
Gorgeted Woodstar (alt): males with iridescent blue gorget; metallic green body; white pectoral tufts; females green above; spotted
Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Golden-bellied Starfrontlet: tiny; males with brilliant orange-gold belly; violet gorget; females green above; spotted buff below
About These Birds
Scissor-tailed Hummingbird
El colibrí de cola de espátula de Venezuela es un colibrí muy raro endémico del norte de Venezuela, con plumas caudales externas en forma de espátula en los machos.
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.