Butterfly Coquette vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Lophornis verreauxii comparado con Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Butterfly Coquette Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nombre científico Lophornis verreauxii Ocreatus addae
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud
Envergadura 8,6 cm (3.4 in)
Peso 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of humid forest clearings; compact size allows access to small flowers. Gleans tiny arthropods … 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

Butterfly Coquette only

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Butterfly Coquette

Canto

Buzzy, insect-like trill sustained briefly; continuous high-frequency vibration then sudden silence, disorienting in quality.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Butterfly Coquette

Found on western Andean slope and Pacific lowlands of Colombia and Ecuador. Sea level to 1,200 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

Butterfly Coquette

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Butterfly Coquette

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in humid forests from Venezuela and Colombia to Peru and Bolivia. Males have wispy green cheek plumes and a white breast band. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. Named for the French ornithologists Jules and Edouard Verreaux.

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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