Wire-crested Thorntail vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Discosura popelairii 비교 대상 Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Wire-crested Thorntail Rufous-booted Racket-tail
학명 Discosura popelairii Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Not Evaluated
체장
날개 폭 6.6 cm (2.6 in)
체중 2.5 g (0.09 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of lowland tropical forest; forages high in canopy at flowering bromeliads and epiphytes. Supplements … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Wire-crested Thorntail only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Wire-crested Thorntail

노래

Rapid, light twittering with crystalline quality; bright airy notes cascading freely in animated display above canopy.

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

Wire-crested Thorntail

Found on the eastern Andean slope in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and far western Brazil. 200–1,400 m elevation.

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

Wire-crested Thorntail

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Wire-crested Thorntail

깃털

Bronze-tailed Comet: males with brilliant coppery-orange crown; glittering teal gorget; metallic green back; bronze tail; females duller

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

Wire-crested Thorntail

수컷은 장관적으로 직립한 녹색 볏과 길고 전선 같은 외부 꼬리 깃털을 가진 7–8cm(수컷 꼬리 전선 포함 총 12–13cm) 소형 벌새. 콜롬비아에서 페루까지 안데스 산기슭 삼림에 서식한다. 꿀을 먹는다. 가장 화려한 벌새 중 하나.

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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