Blue-mantled Thornbill vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chalcostigma stanleyi comparado com Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Blue-mantled Thornbill Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nome científico Chalcostigma stanleyi Ocreatus addae
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 13,2 cm (5.2 in)
Peso 5,2749999999999995 g (0.19 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Andean treeline scrub; visits Ericaceae and Brachyotum blooms. Supplements with small arthropods. Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Blue-mantled Thornbill only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Canto

Crisp, whistled notes in ascending sequence; clean bright tones stepping up smoothly in cheerful morning delivery.

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

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Found in high Andean páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 3,000–4,500 m elevation.

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

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Plumagem

Long-billed Starthroat: males glittering blue-green gorget; metallic green above; long bill; white pectoral tufts; females green with spots

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

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Espigueiro-de-Stanley (Chalcostigma stanleyi), 9–10 cm. Macho com gorget roxo-esverdeado, dorso verde-oliva e coroa escura. Habita páramos e arbustos de altitude nos Andes do Peru, Equador e Bolívia, em altitudes acima de 3.500 m. Alimenta-se de néctar de plantas de altitude e 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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