Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Giant Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae dibandingkan dengan Patagona gigas

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Rufous-booted Racket-tail Giant Hummingbird
Nama Ilmiah Ocreatus addae Patagona gigas
Ordo Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famili Trochilidae Trochilidae
Status Konservasi Not Evaluated Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 27,1 cm (10.7 in)
Berat 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 18,925 g (0.67 oz)
Diet Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore; world's largest hummingbird. Forages at Puya and Agave flowers, hovering briefly then perching. Catches …
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Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

None

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Giant Hummingbird only

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Kicauan

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

Giant Hummingbird

Kicauan

Soft, lilting melody with flute-like purity; smooth notes weaving gently in pleasant sequence at forest edge.

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.

Giant Hummingbird

Found along the Andes from Ecuador south through Peru and Bolivia to Argentina and Chile. 2,000–4,500 m. World's largest hummingbird.

Status Konservasi

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Giant 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.

Giant Hummingbird

The world's largest hummingbird (21-23 cm, weight 18-24 g), roughly the size of a European Starling. Green-brown plumage. Found in open habitats along the Andes from Colombia to Chile and Argentina at 2,000-4,500 m. Nectarivore of cacti and large flowers. Unusually slow wingbeat for a hummingbird.

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