Little Woodstar vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chaetocercus bombus 比較対象 Ocreatus addae

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属性 Little Woodstar Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Chaetocercus bombus Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長 5.6 cm (2.2 in)
体重 6.5 g (0.23 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 One of the world's smallest birds; feeds on nectar from tiny blossoms in humid forest … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
一腹卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Little Woodstar only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Little Woodstar

さえずり

Harsh, scratchy buzz with coarse texture; sustained rough vibration with raspy edges carrying across scrub habitat.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

さえずり

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Little Woodstar

Found in Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Peru at 800-2,200 m. Classified as Vulnerable due to habitat loss.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

保全状況

Near Threatened

Little Woodstar

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Little Woodstar

コロンビアからペルーのアンデス山麓(800〜2,200 m)の微小ハチドリ(7 cm)。ウッドスターの中でも特に小さい。雄は紫色の喉。林縁で花蜜を吸う。脆弱種。

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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