Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae comparé à Saucerottia cyanocephala

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Rufous-booted Racket-tail Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Nom scientifique Ocreatus addae Saucerottia cyanocephala
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure
Poids 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 5,599999999999999 g (0.20 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Feeds on nectar from dry Mexican highlands; supplements with small insects and spiders gleaned from …
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Aucun(e)

Azure-crowned 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.

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Chant

Rapid, light twittering with bright crystalline quality; airy notes cascading freely in animated aerial display.

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.

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

Found in humid montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 800-2,500 m. Resident in Central American highlands.

Statut de conservation

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Azure-crowned 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.

Azure-crowned Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid montane forests from Mexico to Honduras at 800-2,500 m. Green plumage with an azure-blue crown (males). Nectarivore of cloud forest edges and gardens. One of the most common highland hummingbirds in Mesoamerica.

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