Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae comparé à Saucerottia castaneiventris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Rufous-booted Racket-tail Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird
Nom scientifique Ocreatus addae Saucerottia castaneiventris
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Not Evaluated Near Threatened
Longueur
Envergure
Poids 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 5,0 g (0.18 oz)
Régime alimentaire 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 …
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Aucun(e)

Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chant

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

Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird

Chant

Melodic, flute-like phrase with clear warm quality; smooth notes flowing pleasantly in quiet forest sequence.

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.

Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird

Endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia at 1,400-2,700 m. Classified as Endangered due to limited range.

Statut de conservation

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Near Threatened

Chestnut-bellied 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.

Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia at 1,400-2,700 m. Males have a distinctive chestnut-red belly. Green body. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. Classified as Endangered due to limited Colombian range.

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