Green-crowned Brilliant vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliodoxa jacula comparé à Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Green-crowned Brilliant Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nom scientifique Heliodoxa jacula Ocreatus addae
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longueur
Envergure 14,1 cm (5.6 in)
Poids 7,633333333333333 g (0.27 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectarivore of Central American and Colombian cloud forest; visits diverse montane flowers. Catches small insects … 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

Green-crowned Brilliant only

Aucun(e)

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Green-crowned Brilliant

Chant

Harsh, crackling buzz with emphatic onset; abrupt rough trill issuing from scrub then stopping sharply.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chant

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-crowned Brilliant

Found in humid foothill and lower montane forest from Costa Rica south through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. 400–1,600 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

Green-crowned Brilliant

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Green-crowned Brilliant

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid forests from Guatemala to Ecuador at 400-2,000 m. Males have a brilliant green crown and throat. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. Named for its shining, jewel-like green crown.

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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