Blue-tailed Emerald vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chlorostilbon mellisugus 比較対象 Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Blue-tailed Emerald Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Chlorostilbon mellisugus Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長 9.0 cm (3.5 in)
体重 2.6466666666666665 g (0.09 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Blue-tailed Emerald only

None

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue-tailed Emerald

さえずり

Pure, flute-like descending scale; smooth melodic phrase moving cleanly through several notes, warm in timbre.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

さえずり

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-tailed Emerald

Widely distributed from Colombia and Venezuela through the Guianas to Trinidad and Tobago. Resident in varied lowland habitats.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Blue-tailed Emerald

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-tailed Emerald

羽毛

White-throated Hummingbird: males with brilliant green gorget; metallic green above; white throat; females green above; spotted below

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

羽毛

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet: tiny; males with brilliant orange-gold belly; violet gorget; females green above; spotted buff below

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About These Birds

Blue-tailed Emerald

ブルーテールエメラルドハチドリ(Chlorostilbon mellisugus)はコロンビアからガイアナにかけての北部南アメリカに分布するハチドリです。オスは青みがかった尾羽が特徴的で、体はエメラルドグリーンです。乾燥した低木地帯や草原縁部を好みます。

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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