Purple-backed Sunbeam vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Aglaeactis aliciae 비교 대상 Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Purple-backed Sunbeam Rufous-booted Racket-tail
학명 Aglaeactis aliciae Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Not Evaluated
체장
날개 폭 16.2 cm (6.4 in)
체중 7.4 g (0.26 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of restricted Peruvian high puna; visits Chuquiraga and cushion-plant flowers. Gleans tiny arthropods. Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Purple-backed Sunbeam only

없음

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Song & Call Comparison

Purple-backed Sunbeam

노래

Sharp, buzzy chip followed by rapid trill; emphatic onset launching into rough cascading notes typical of sunbeam.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Purple-backed Sunbeam

Endemic to Peru along the Río Marañón drainage in the arid upper Andes. 2,400–3,800 m. Critically endangered.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Purple-backed Sunbeam

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Purple-backed Sunbeam

페루 북부 안데스 해발 2,900~3,600m의 좁은 지역에 고유하게 서식하는 중형 벌새(12~13cm). 수컷은 독특한 자주색-분홍색 등 반점이 있다. 멸종 위기종.

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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