Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Blue-headed Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae से तुलना Riccordia bicolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Rufous-booted Racket-tail Blue-headed Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ocreatus addae Riccordia bicolor
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Near Threatened
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव
वजन 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 4.55 g (0.16 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

कोई नहीं

Blue-headed Hummingbird only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

गीत

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

Blue-headed Hummingbird

गीत

Melodic, rolling trill with bright bubbly quality; quick cheerful notes cascading pleasantly from prominent perch.

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.

Blue-headed Hummingbird

Found on Dominica and Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. Resident in montane forest and gardens on both islands.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Near Threatened

Blue-headed 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.

Blue-headed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found on Dominica and Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. Bright green plumage with a blue head (males). Nectarivore of montane forest and gardens. One of only two hummingbird species on each island.

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