White-tailed Emerald vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Microchera chionura 比較対象 Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-tailed Emerald Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Microchera chionura Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体長
翼開長
体重 3.2 g (0.11 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … 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

White-tailed Emerald only

None

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

None

Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Emerald

さえずり

Melodic, flute-like phrase with warm timbre; smooth notes flowing in relaxed quiet progression at forest edge.

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

White-tailed Emerald

Found in humid forests of western Panama and extreme western Colombia. Resident in lowland and foothill forest.

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

Least Concern

White-tailed Emerald

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

White-tailed Emerald

コスタリカとパナマの山地林に生息するホワイトテイルドハミングバード。体長7〜9cm。雄の白い尾が特徴的。山地の花の蜜を主食とする。低危険種。

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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