Xantus's Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Basilinna xantusii से तुलना Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Xantus's Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Basilinna xantusii Ocreatus addae
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Not Evaluated
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
वजन 3.525 g (0.12 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Endemic to Baja California; feeds on nectar from desert blooms and supplements with small insects … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Xantus's Hummingbird only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Xantus's Hummingbird

गीत

High, crystalline twittering with bright silvery quality; rapid light notes cascading freely in aerial display.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Xantus's Hummingbird

Endemic to the cape region of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Resident in dry scrub and thorn forest.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Found in cloud forests of northern Bolivia and adjacent Peru and Brazil at 400–1,400 m elevation.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Xantus's Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Xantus's Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the cape region of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Green plumage with a rufous-chestnut breast and white eye-stripe. Nectarivore of dry scrub and thorn forest. A Baja California endemic named after Hungarian naturalist John Xantus.

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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