Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Green-bearded Helmetcrest

Ocreatus addae से तुलना Oxypogon guerinii

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Rufous-booted Racket-tail Green-bearded Helmetcrest
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ocreatus addae Oxypogon guerinii
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 14.1 cm (5.6 in)
वजन 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 5.175000000000001 g (0.18 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of Colombian páramo; forages at frailejón (Espeletia) and cushion plants. Catches small insects near …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Green-bearded Helmetcrest only

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

गीत

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

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

गीत

Sharp, high-pitched squeak with penetrating quality; sudden emphatic note given repeatedly near active feeding territory.

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-bearded Helmetcrest

Endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia in high páramo at 3,200–4,800 m elevation. Locally common.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

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-bearded Helmetcrest

A small hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia at 3,500-4,500 m. Males have a green beard and erect crest. Nectarivore of páramo and treeline habitats, visiting Espeletia and Ericaceae. A Colombian endemic of high-altitude páramo.

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