Gorgeted Woodstar vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chaetocercus heliodor comparado com Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Gorgeted Woodstar Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nome científico Chaetocercus heliodor Ocreatus addae
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 6,1 cm (2.4 in)
Peso 2,225 g (0.08 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of subtropical Andean slopes, visiting diverse flowering herbs. Supplements nectar with small arthropods gleaned … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Tamanho da postura -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Gorgeted Woodstar only

Nenhum

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Nenhum

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Song & Call Comparison

Gorgeted Woodstar

Canto

High, thin whistle barely perceptible; delicate sustained note at extreme frequency, rarely detectable by human ear.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Gorgeted Woodstar

Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Ecuador at 800-2,200 m elevation. Resident in montane forest edges.

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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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Gorgeted Woodstar

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Gorgeted Woodstar

Plumagem

Vervain Hummingbird: world's 2nd smallest bird; males with violet gorget; metallic green above; females pale below; tiny size

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Plumagem

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

Gorgeted Woodstar

Beija-flor-heliodor (Chaetocercus heliodor), 6–7 cm. Macho com garganta roxo-dourado brilhante, partes superiores verdes, plumas da cauda externas longas e bifurcadas. Habita florestas úmidas de montanha na Colômbia e Venezuela. Alimenta-se de néctar e pequenos insetos.

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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