Green-breasted Mountain-gem vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Lampornis sybillae से तुलना Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Green-breasted Mountain-gem Rufous-booted Racket-tail
वैज्ञानिक नाम Lampornis sybillae Ocreatus addae
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Not Evaluated
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 12.8 cm (5.0 in)
वजन 5.975 g (0.21 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Nicaraguan montane forest; visits Ericaceae and Heliconia blooms. Supplements with small arthropods. 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

Green-breasted Mountain-gem only

कोई नहीं

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

गीत

Soft, high squeak followed by buzzy trill; brief introductory note launching into rough cascade of chips.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

गीत

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

Found in cloud forest of Nicaragua and Honduras in highland forest. 1,000–2,400 m elevation.

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

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the highlands of Honduras and Nicaragua at 1,500-2,400 m. Males have a green breast. Nectarivore of cloud forest. A rare Central American endemic restricted to the nuclear highlands. Classified as Vulnerable.

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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