Blue-throated Starfrontlet vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Coeligena helianthea 비교 대상 Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Blue-throated Starfrontlet Rufous-booted Racket-tail
학명 Coeligena helianthea Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Not Evaluated
체장
날개 폭 14.3 cm (5.6 in)
체중 6.775 g (0.24 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Venezuelan Andean cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Brachyotum. Catches small arthropods near … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Blue-throated Starfrontlet only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue-throated Starfrontlet

노래

Melodic, ascending scale of clear notes; bright flute-like tones climbing smoothly in morning territorial singing.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

노래

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-throated Starfrontlet

Found in cloud forests of the eastern and central Andes of Colombia and adjacent Venezuela. 2,000–3,000 m.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Blue-throated Starfrontlet

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-throated Starfrontlet

깃털

Blue-mantled Thornbill: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; blue-metallic mantle; metallic green above; females pale spotted below

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

깃털

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet: tiny; males with brilliant orange-gold belly; violet gorget; females green above; spotted buff below

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About These Birds

Blue-throated Starfrontlet

태양별벌새(Coeligena helianthea)는 콜롬비아와 에콰도르 안데스 산지에 서식하는 벌새입니다. 수컷은 반짝이는 자주색 가슴과 녹색 배가 특징이며, 고산 삼림 지대에서 서식합니다.

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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