Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Many-spotted Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae comparado con Taphrospilus hypostictus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-booted Racket-tail Many-spotted Hummingbird
Nombre científico Ocreatus addae Taphrospilus hypostictus
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 13,4 cm (5.3 in)
Peso 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 7,4 g (0.26 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Many-spotted 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.

Many-spotted Hummingbird

Canto

Soft, melodic warbling with gentle flowing character; notes weaving smoothly in quiet phrase through forest.

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.

Many-spotted Hummingbird

Found in humid Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 500-1,800 m. Resident in forest edges.

Estado de conservación

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Many-spotted 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.

Many-spotted Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 500-1,800 m. Green plumage with many buff spots on the underparts. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. Named for its distinctive spotted breast.

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