Empress Brilliant vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliodoxa imperatrix comparado com Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Empress Brilliant Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nome científico Heliodoxa imperatrix Ocreatus addae
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 14,6 cm (5.7 in)
Peso 8,8 g (0.31 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and Heliconia. Supplements with small … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Tamanho da postura 1 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Empress Brilliant only

Nenhum

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Empress Brilliant

Canto

High, crystalline series of musical notes; clear bright sequence ascending smoothly in characteristically cheerful manner.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Empress Brilliant

Found on the Pacific slope of Colombia and Ecuador in humid lowland and foothill forest. Sea level to 1,200 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

Empress Brilliant

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Empress Brilliant

O beija-flor-brilhante-imperatriz é um grande e chamativo beija-flor das florestas nubladas andinas da Colômbia e Equador. O macho tem partes superiores verde-brilhante, uma gorjeira verde-iridescente e o ventre branco. Habita no estrato médio e no dossel das florestas nubladas. Alimenta-se principalmente de flores de Helicónias e outras flores grandes. É um dos maiores beija-flores da região andina.

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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