Narrow-tailed Emerald vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chlorostilbon stenurus 비교 대상 Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Narrow-tailed Emerald Rufous-booted Racket-tail
학명 Chlorostilbon stenurus Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Not Evaluated
체장
날개 폭 8.4 cm (3.3 in)
체중 3.4000000000000004 g (0.12 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Feeds on floral nectar at forest edges in northwestern South America. Supplements diet with small … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Narrow-tailed Emerald only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Narrow-tailed Emerald

노래

Melodic, two-note ascending whistle; pure tones stepping upward clearly, given repeatedly near territory boundary.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Narrow-tailed Emerald

Found in Andean highlands from Venezuela to Peru at 800-2,500 m elevation. Resident in montane forest edges.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Narrow-tailed Emerald

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Narrow-tailed Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean highlands from Venezuela to Peru at 800-2,500 m. Green plumage with a narrow, slightly forked tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Named for its distinctively narrow tail feathers.

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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