Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Hispaniolan Emerald

Ocreatus addae 비교 대상 Riccordia swainsonii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Rufous-booted Racket-tail Hispaniolan Emerald
학명 Ocreatus addae Riccordia swainsonii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Not Evaluated Least Concern
체장
날개 폭
체중 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 3.75 g (0.13 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Feeds on nectar from Hispaniolan forest flowers and garden plants. Supplements diet with small insects …
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Hispaniolan Emerald 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.

Hispaniolan Emerald

노래

Sharp, emphatic two-syllable whistle; first note high and accented, second falling softly, repeated clearly.

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.

Hispaniolan Emerald

Endemic to Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti). Resident across the island in forests, gardens, and plantations.

보전 상태

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Hispaniolan Emerald

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.

Hispaniolan Emerald

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti). Bright green plumage with a dark auricular patch and pale breast. Nectarivore of forests, gardens, and coffee plantations. The most widespread hummingbird on Hispaniola.

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