Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Oasis Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae से तुलना Rhodopis vesper

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Rufous-booted Racket-tail Oasis Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ocreatus addae Rhodopis vesper
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 11.1 cm (4.4 in)
वजन 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 4.08 g (0.14 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of Peruvian coastal desert oases; visits Capparis, Tillandsia, and garden flowers. Supplements with small …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Oasis Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

गीत

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

Oasis Hummingbird

गीत

Soft, pure whistle with warm timbre; gentle sustained tone with slight fall at end, given quietly. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

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.

Oasis Hummingbird

Found in coastal fog valleys and desert oases of Peru and northern Chile. Sea level to 3,200 m. Highly restricted lowland range.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Oasis Hummingbird

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.

Oasis Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (12-13 cm including long tail) found in the arid coastal deserts of Peru and northern Chile. Dull plumage with a long, forked tail. Nectarivore specializing in desert flowers and columnar cacti. One of the few hummingbirds adapted to hyper-arid environments.

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