Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Curve-winged Sabrewing

Ocreatus addae comparado con Pampa curvipennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-booted Racket-tail Curve-winged Sabrewing
Nombre científico Ocreatus addae Pampa curvipennis
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura
Peso 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 6,375 g (0.22 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Feeds on nectar from highland forest epiphytes in southern Mexico. Supplements diet with insects and …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Curve-winged Sabrewing 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.

Curve-winged Sabrewing

Canto

Rough, scratchy buzz with coarse mechanical texture; harsh sustained vibration with dry rattling quality.

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.

Curve-winged Sabrewing

Found in humid forests from eastern Mexico to Honduras. Resident in lowland and foothill forest undergrowth.

Estado de conservación

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Curve-winged Sabrewing

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.

Curve-winged Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in humid forests from eastern Mexico to Honduras. Green plumage with curved wings and a long, slightly decurved bill. Named sabrewing for the thickened, curved outer primary feathers. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth.

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