Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Purple-backed Thornbill

Ocreatus addae 비교 대상 Ramphomicron microrhynchum

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Rufous-booted Racket-tail Purple-backed Thornbill
학명 Ocreatus addae Ramphomicron microrhynchum
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
체중 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 3.3 g (0.12 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore foraging at mossy treeline vegetation and compact Ericaceae blooms. Supplements with small insects.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

없음

Purple-backed Thornbill only

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-backed Thornbill

노래

Bright, cheerful twittering with bubbling quality; light rapid notes cascading freely in animated display near flowers.

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-backed Thornbill

Widespread in high Andean habitats from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 2,000–4,400 m.

보전 상태

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Purple-backed Thornbill

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-backed Thornbill

A tiny hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 2,000-3,800 m. Males have iridescent purple back. Tiny, short bill. Nectarivore of high-elevation flowering shrubs. One of the smallest hummingbirds in the Andes.

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