Bahama Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Nesophlox evelynae comparé à Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Bahama Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nom scientifique Nesophlox evelynae Ocreatus addae
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longueur
Envergure 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
Poids 2,85 g (0.10 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectarivore of Bahamian scrub, visiting diverse flowering plants. Takes small insects and spiders to supplement … 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

Bahama Hummingbird only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Bahama Hummingbird

Chant

Thin, insect-like buzz with monotone quality; continuous high-frequency trill barely distinguishable from insects.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chant

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Bahama Hummingbird

Endemic to the Bahamas archipelago. Resident across the islands in scrub, gardens, and forest edges at low elevations.

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

Bahama Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Bahama Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Bahamas. Green plumage with a rose-pink gorget (males) and forked tail. Nectarivore of scrub and garden flowers across the archipelago. The most common hummingbird in the Bahamas.

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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