Green Thorntail vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Discosura conversii 비교 대상 Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Green Thorntail Rufous-booted Racket-tail
학명 Discosura conversii Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Not Evaluated
체장
날개 폭 8.4 cm (3.3 in)
체중 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore visiting small flowers at forest canopy and edges. Forages in groups at flowering trees; … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
산란 수 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Green Thorntail only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Green Thorntail

노래

Pure, sustaining tone with bell-like quality; single clear note ringing firmly then slowly diminishing in open air.

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

Green Thorntail

Found in foothill and lower montane forest from Costa Rica south through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. 300–1,500 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

Green Thorntail

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Green Thorntail

깃털

Purple-backed Sunbeam: males with glittering emerald gorget; brilliant purple back; metallic green crown; females plain green with spots

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

Green Thorntail

수컷의 총 길이가 10cm에 달하는 전선 같은 긴 꼬리를 가진 7–8 cm의 소형 벌새. 흰 허리 띠가 있는 빛나는 녹색 깃털. 코스타리카에서 에콰도르 서부까지 습윤림에 서식. 수관부의 작은 꽃에 정지비행하며 꿀을 먹는 꿀 먹는 새. 요정 같은 비행.

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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