Blue-chinned Emerald vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chlorestes notata comparado com Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Blue-chinned Emerald Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nome científico Chlorestes notata Ocreatus addae
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura
Peso 4,0 g (0.14 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore specialising in tubular blossoms; supplements the floral nectar diet with tiny insects and spiders … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Tamanho da postura 1-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Blue-chinned Emerald only

Nenhum

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Blue-chinned Emerald

Canto

Loud, hollow booming call with resonant bass; deep carrying sound of this large turaco audible far across canopy.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-chinned Emerald

Found in humid lowland forests from Colombia through the Guianas to Brazil and Trinidad. Resident.

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

Blue-chinned Emerald

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Blue-chinned Emerald

Beija-flor-de-rabo-azul (Chlorestes notata), 8–10 cm. Macho com plumagem verde-esmeralda brilhante, cauda azul-violácea contrastante. Habita florestas úmidas tropicais, bordas de mata e jardins no norte da América do Sul e Trinindad. 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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