Green-fronted Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Leucolia viridifrons comparé à Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Green-fronted Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nom scientifique Leucolia viridifrons Ocreatus addae
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longueur
Envergure
Poids 6,166666666666667 g (0.22 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … 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-fronted Hummingbird only

Aucun(e)

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Green-fronted Hummingbird

Chant

Deep, hollow churring resonant sound; low-frequency buzzing trill carrying well through humid forest edge.

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-fronted Hummingbird

Endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Sonora to Oaxaca. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

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-fronted Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Green-fronted Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico from Sonora to Oaxaca. Males have a green forehead and white breast. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub. A Mexican 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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