Stripe-breasted Starthroat vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliomaster squamosus comparado com Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Stripe-breasted Starthroat Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nome científico Heliomaster squamosus Ocreatus addae
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura 11,2 cm (4.4 in)
Peso 5,75 g (0.20 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat only

Nenhum

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Canto

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 800 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

O beija-flor-de-bico-longo-de-cauda-ponteada habita no nordeste e centro do Brasil. O macho tem partes superiores verdes com marcas escamosas no peito e garganta iridescente. Tem um bico longo para aceder ao néctar de flores tubulares. Habita em florestas secas e orlas de floresta do interior do Brasil. Sabe-se relativamente pouco sobre a sua ecologia em comparação com outros beija-flores.

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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