Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Cynanthus doubledayi comparado com Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nome científico Cynanthus doubledayi Ocreatus addae
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 10,0 cm (3.9 in)
Peso 3,075 g (0.11 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Feeds on nectar from flowering shrubs and epiphytes. Catches small insects and spiders to meet … 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

Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird

Canto

Rapid, light twittering cascade; bright airy notes tumbling quickly in animated sequence during display.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird

Endemic to the Pacific slope of southern Mexico from Guerrero to Oaxaca. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

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

Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Pacific slope of southern Mexico from Guerrero to Oaxaca. Males have a turquoise-blue crown and green body. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous forest. A Mexican endemic with limited range.

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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