Purple-throated Mountain-gem vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Lampornis calolaemus से तुलना Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Purple-throated Mountain-gem Rufous-booted Racket-tail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Lampornis calolaemus Ocreatus addae
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Not Evaluated
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 12.5 cm (4.9 in)
वजन 5.625 g (0.20 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Costa Rican highlands; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms. Catches small insects near flowering … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Purple-throated Mountain-gem only

कोई नहीं

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

गीत

Melodic, rolling phrase with rich warm timbre; bubbly musical notes tumbling pleasantly in relaxed sequence.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest from Costa Rica and Nicaragua to Guatemala and Honduras. 600–2,400 m.

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

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in cloud forests of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and western Panama at 800-2,000 m. Males have a brilliant purple throat. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. Common at highland feeders in Costa Rica.

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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