Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs White-tailed Goldenthroat

Ocreatus addae comparado con Polytmus guainumbi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-booted Racket-tail White-tailed Goldenthroat
Nombre científico Ocreatus addae Polytmus guainumbi
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 11,8 cm (4.6 in)
Peso 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 4,7 g (0.17 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of grassland and savanna flowers, particularly Heliconia and grasses. Catches small insects near water …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

White-tailed Goldenthroat 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.

White-tailed Goldenthroat

Canto

Sharp, crackling chatter with percussive quality; rapid dry notes delivered emphatically near territorial boundary.

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.

White-tailed Goldenthroat

Widespread in open habitats, savannas, and forest edges across Trinidad and Venezuela south through Brazil to Bolivia and Argentina. 0–900 m.

Estado de conservación

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

White-tailed Goldenthroat

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.

White-tailed Goldenthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) with golden-green throat and breast, found in open savannas and cerrado from Venezuela to Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. Long, slightly curved bill. Nectarivore of open country flowers. Named for its glittering golden throat plumage.

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