Talamanca Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Eugenes spectabilis comparé à Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Talamanca Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nom scientifique Eugenes spectabilis Ocreatus addae
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longueur
Envergure
Poids 9,025 g (0.32 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectarivore of Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forest; forages at diverse highland flowers. Takes small … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Talamanca Hummingbird only

Aucun(e)

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Talamanca Hummingbird

Chant

Melodic, ascending whistle with bright character; pure tones rising smoothly in cheerful morning territorial song.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chant

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Talamanca Hummingbird

Found in cloud forest and highland scrub in the Talamanca mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. 1,500–3,200 m.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Talamanca Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Talamanca Hummingbird

A large hummingbird (13 cm) found in cloud forests of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have a blue-green throat. Recently split from Magnificent Hummingbird. Nectarivore of montane forest edges and gardens. A Central American highland endemic.

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.

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