Stripe-breasted Starthroat vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliomaster squamosus dibandingkan dengan Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Stripe-breasted Starthroat Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nama Ilmiah Heliomaster squamosus Ocreatus addae
Ordo Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famili Trochilidae Trochilidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Not Evaluated
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 11,2 cm (4.4 in)
Berat 5,75 g (0.20 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Diet Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with … 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat only

None

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Kicauan

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Kicauan

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 800 m.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in cerrado and dry forests of eastern and central Brazil. Green plumage with a striped breast and glittering purple throat. Nectarivore of open woodland and garden flowers. A Brazilian near-endemic.

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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