Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Allen's Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae से तुलना Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Rufous-booted Racket-tail Allen's Hummingbird
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ocreatus addae Selasphorus sasin
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
वजन 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 3.1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

कोई नहीं

Allen's 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.

Allen's Hummingbird

गीत

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged low buzzing sound carrying well across broad coastal mangroves.

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.

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Allen's 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.

Allen's Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) breeding along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Males have an orange-red throat and rufous flanks. Closely related to Rufous Hummingbird. Partial migrant; some populations resident on Channel Islands. Named after Thomas Allen.

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