Rufous-throated Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Hylocharis sapphirina comparado com Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-throated Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nome científico Hylocharis sapphirina Ocreatus addae
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Not Evaluated
Comprimento
Envergadura
Peso 4,239999999999999 g (0.15 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders … 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

Rufous-throated Hummingbird only

Nenhum

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

Canto

Sharp, piercing screech with urgent character; sudden loud rough call given during aerial territorial chase.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

Found in humid lowland forests from Colombia through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Resident in forest edges.

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

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Rufous-throated Hummingbird

O beija-flor-safira é um pequeno beija-flor com garganta azul safira brilhante nos machos, encontrado em florestas tropicais e bordas de mata da Amazônia.

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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