Cinnamon Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Amazilia rutila comparado com Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Cinnamon Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nome científico Amazilia rutila Ocreatus addae
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 11,4 cm (4.5 in)
Peso 4,725 g (0.17 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Cinnamon Hummingbird only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Cinnamon Hummingbird

Canto

Sharp, emphatic chip note repeated quickly; clean staccato delivery with forceful attack during territory announcement.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Cinnamon Hummingbird

Found along the Pacific coast from Mexico to Costa Rica. Resident in dry forest, scrub, and gardens.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Cinnamon Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Cinnamon Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in dry to semi-humid habitats along the Pacific coast from Mexico to Costa Rica. Entirely cinnamon-rufous underparts, unusual for a hummingbird. Nectarivore of dry forest, scrub, and gardens.

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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