Green-fronted Lancebill vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Doryfera ludovicae comparado com Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Green-fronted Lancebill Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nome científico Doryfera ludovicae Ocreatus addae
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 11,5 cm (4.5 in)
Peso 5,95 g (0.21 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore probing epiphyte flowers and bromeliads with long straight bill in montane forest. Supplements with … 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

Green-fronted Lancebill only

Nenhum

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Green-fronted Lancebill

Canto

Rough, raspy chattering with energetic rhythm; series of coarse notes delivered rapidly near active foraging territories.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Green-fronted Lancebill

Found in Andean cloud forests from Costa Rica through Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru to Bolivia. 1,200–2,400 m.

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

Green-fronted Lancebill

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Green-fronted Lancebill

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) with a remarkably long, straight bill (40 mm). Green plumage with a violet-blue forehead. Found in Andean cloud forests from Costa Rica to Bolivia at 800-2,500 m. Named lancebill for its dagger-like bill used to pierce the base of long tubular flowers.

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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