Green-throated Mountain-gem vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Lampornis viridipallens dibandingkan dengan Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Green-throated Mountain-gem Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nama Ilmiah Lampornis viridipallens Ocreatus addae
Ordo Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famili Trochilidae Trochilidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Not Evaluated
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 12,7 cm (5.0 in)
Berat 5,540000000000001 g (0.20 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Diet Nectarivore of Mexican highland forest; visits Salvia and other forest-edge flowers. Catches small insects in … 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

Green-throated Mountain-gem only

None

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Kicauan

Rapid, mechanical twittering; quick staccato notes tumbling freely in animated sequence above flowering canopy.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Kicauan

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest from southern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras. 1,000–2,800 m elevation.

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

Green-throated Mountain-gem

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Green-throated Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala and southern Mexico at 1,200-3,000 m. Males have a green throat patch. Nectarivore of cloud forest and pine-oak forest edges. A Central American highland 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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