Horned Sungem vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliactin bilophus 比較対象 Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Horned Sungem Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Heliactin bilophus Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長 9.6 cm (3.8 in)
体重 2.3 g (0.08 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of open savanna and cerrado, visiting small flowers of grasses and shrubs. Catches tiny … 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

None

Horned Sungem only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Horned Sungem

さえずり

Melodic, rolling phrase with rich timbre; warm, musical notes tumbling loosely in pleasant sequence at midday.

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

Horned Sungem

Found in cerrado, caatinga, and dry open habitats across central Brazil from Maranhão to Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso. 300–1,100 m.

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

Horned Sungem

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Horned Sungem

羽毛

Green-tailed Goldenthroat: males with glittering emerald gorget and violet crown; females green above; pale buff with green-spotted flanks

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

Horned Sungem

ブラジル中央部のセラードに固有の壮観な小型ハチドリ(体長10〜11 cm)。雄は頭の両側から直立した角状の虹色の青紫色の羽毛の房を2本突出させる。緑白色の羽衣。セラードの花の蜜食性。単型属の唯一の種。

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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