Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Green-crowned Plovercrest

Ocreatus addae comparé à Stephanoxis lalandi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Rufous-booted Racket-tail Green-crowned Plovercrest
Nom scientifique Ocreatus addae Stephanoxis lalandi
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 9,6 cm (3.8 in)
Poids 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 3,15 g (0.11 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of Atlantic Forest in Brazil, probing at Lobelia and bromeliads. Supplements diet with small …
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Aucun(e)

Green-crowned Plovercrest 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.

Green-crowned Plovercrest

Chant

Deep, hollow churring resonant trill; prolonged low buzzing sound vibrating through dense tropical riparian forest.

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.

Green-crowned Plovercrest

Found in southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Resident in Atlantic Forest and cerrado edges.

Statut de conservation

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Green-crowned Plovercrest

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.

Green-crowned Plovercrest

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Males have a distinctive green crest resembling a plover's. Nectarivore of Atlantic Forest and cerrado edges. Named plovercrest for the erect green crest.

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