Purple-backed Sunbeam vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Aglaeactis aliciae dibandingkan dengan Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Purple-backed Sunbeam Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nama Ilmiah Aglaeactis aliciae Ocreatus addae
Ordo Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famili Trochilidae Trochilidae
Status Konservasi Vulnerable Not Evaluated
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 16,2 cm (6.4 in)
Berat 7,4 g (0.26 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Diet Nectarivore of restricted Peruvian high puna; visits Chuquiraga and cushion-plant flowers. Gleans tiny arthropods. Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

None

Purple-backed Sunbeam only

None

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Song & Call Comparison

Purple-backed Sunbeam

Kicauan

Sharp, buzzy chip followed by rapid trill; emphatic onset launching into rough cascading notes typical of sunbeam.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Kicauan

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Purple-backed Sunbeam

Endemic to Peru along the Río Marañón drainage in the arid upper Andes. 2,400–3,800 m. Critically endangered.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Found in cloud forests of northern Bolivia and adjacent Peru and Brazil at 400–1,400 m elevation.

Status Konservasi

Vulnerable

Purple-backed Sunbeam

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Purple-backed Sunbeam

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to a small area in the Andes of northern Peru at 2,900-3,500 m. Purple-backed with buff underparts. Nectarivore of montane scrub. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted range. One of Peru's rarest hummingbirds.

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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