Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae comparado con Panterpe insignis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-booted Racket-tail Fiery-throated Hummingbird
Nombre científico Ocreatus addae Panterpe insignis
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 12,6 cm (5.0 in)
Peso 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 6,1000000000000005 g (0.22 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of Costa Rican highland forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms at high elevations. Catches …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Fiery-throated Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Canto

Rough, buzzy chatter with coarse texture; series of harsh notes delivered emphatically during competitive encounter.

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama in cloud forest and páramo. 1,500–3,100 m.

Estado de conservación

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

About These Birds

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.

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (11 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,400-2,500 m. Brilliantly multicolored: fiery orange throat, blue breast, green belly, and coppery tail. Nectarivore of cloud forest. One of the most colorful birds in the Americas.

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