Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Purple-chested Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae 비교 대상 Polyerata rosenbergi

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Rufous-booted Racket-tail Purple-chested Hummingbird
학명 Ocreatus addae Polyerata rosenbergi
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Least Concern
체장
날개 폭
체중 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 3.8 g (0.13 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Purple-chested Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

노래

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

Purple-chested Hummingbird

노래

Soft, pure whistle with warm timbre; gentle sustained note barely wavering, given quietly from forest perch.

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Purple-chested Hummingbird

Found in humid Pacific lowland forests from eastern Panama to western Ecuador. Resident in Chocó forest.

보전 상태

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Purple-chested Hummingbird

About These Birds

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.

Purple-chested Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid Pacific lowland forests from eastern Panama to western Ecuador. Males have a rich purple breast patch. Nectarivore of Chocó forest edges. Named after the German zoologist William Rosenberg.

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