Golden Starfrontlet vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Coeligena eos 비교 대상 Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Golden Starfrontlet Rufous-booted Racket-tail
학명 Coeligena eos Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Not Evaluated
체장
날개 폭 14.1 cm (5.6 in)
체중 6.599999999999999 g (0.23 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Colombian Pacific slope; visits Ericaceae and Heliconia in wet montane forest. Supplements with … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Golden Starfrontlet only

없음

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Golden Starfrontlet

노래

Rough, buzzy trill with scratchy edge; coarse sustained notes with raw texture carrying across Andean scrub.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

노래

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Golden Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forests of northeastern Colombia and adjacent northwestern Venezuela. 1,600–2,800 m. Uncommon.

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

Golden Starfrontlet

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Golden Starfrontlet

A medium-sized hummingbird (13-14 cm) endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia at 2,500-3,500 m. Males have golden-orange plumage, unusual among Coeligena hummingbirds. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Classified as Endangered due to small range and habitat loss.

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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