Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Rufous Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae 比較対象 Selasphorus rufus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-booted Racket-tail Rufous Hummingbird
学名 Ocreatus addae Selasphorus rufus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
体重 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 3.72 g (0.13 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Highly migratory nectarivore visiting a wide diversity of western North American flowers. Supplements with insects …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

さえずり

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

Rufous Hummingbird

さえずり

Soft, liquid notes with gentle melancholy; mellow flowing sequence with subtle sadness in quiet forest.

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.

Rufous Hummingbird

Breeds from Alaska south to Oregon. Migrates up to 6,400 km to winter in Mexico, the longest migration relative to body size of any bird.

保全状況

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Near Threatened

Rufous 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.

Rufous Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) known for its extraordinary migration, traveling up to 6,400 km between breeding grounds in Alaska and wintering areas in Mexico. Males have a brilliant orange-red gorget. The longest migration relative to body size of any bird.

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