Black-throated Brilliant vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliodoxa schreibersii comparado com Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-throated Brilliant Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nome científico Heliodoxa schreibersii Ocreatus addae
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 13,9 cm (5.5 in)
Peso 8,5 g (0.30 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Amazonian foothill forest; visits large-flowered shrubs and epiphytes. Supplements with small arthropods. 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

Black-throated Brilliant only

Nenhum

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Black-throated Brilliant

Canto

Buzzy, sustained trill with insect-like monotony; continuous low vibration with minimal variation throughout delivery.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Black-throated Brilliant

Found in lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 0–1,400 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

Black-throated Brilliant

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Black-throated Brilliant

O beija-flor-brilhante-de-orelha-preta é um beija-flor de tamanho médio das florestas húmidas da bacia amazónica e das encostas andinas orientais. O macho apresenta partes superiores verde-metálico e uma gorjeira iridescente brilhante. Alimenta-se do néctar de diversas flores dos estratos da floresta. A fêmea é mais apagada. Faz parte das comunidades de beija-flores das selvas tropicais amazónicas.

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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