Swallow-tailed Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Eupetomena macroura comparado com Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nome científico Eupetomena macroura Ocreatus addae
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 13,9 cm (5.5 in)
Peso 7,94 g (0.28 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Large, conspicuous nectarivore of Brazilian cerrado and gardens. Feeds at Erythrina and diverse blossoms; supplements … 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

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Canto

High, crystalline twittering with silvery sheen; rapid light notes cascading brightly in animated 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

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Found in open habitats across eastern South America from the Guianas to Argentina. Resident in cerrado and gardens.

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

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

A large hummingbird (15-17 cm) found in open habitats across eastern South America from the Guianas to Argentina. Iridescent blue-green plumage with a deeply forked, swallow-like tail. Nectarivore of gardens, cerrado, and forest edges. Often seen perching conspicuously on exposed branches.

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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