Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Calliope Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae comparado con Selasphorus calliope

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-booted Racket-tail Calliope Hummingbird
Nombre científico Ocreatus addae Selasphorus calliope
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 8,3 cm (3.3 in)
Peso 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 2,7633333333333336 g (0.10 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Smallest breeding bird in North America; feeds on mountain meadow nectar and supplements with small …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Calliope Hummingbird only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Calliope Hummingbird

Canto

Rough, coarse chatter with energetic delivery; rapid series of harsh notes tumbling quickly in vigorous exchange.

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.

Calliope Hummingbird

Breeds in mountain meadows of western North America from British Columbia to Utah. Long-distance migrant wintering in Mexico.

Estado de conservación

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Calliope 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.

Calliope Hummingbird

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm), the smallest breeding bird in the United States. Males have an iridescent magenta-pink gorget. Breeds in mountain meadows of the western US and Canada. Long-distance migrant to Mexico. Named for its resemblance to the beautiful Calliope of Greek mythology.

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