Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

Ocreatus addae comparado com Tilmatura dupontii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-booted Racket-tail Sparkling-tailed Woodstar
Nome científico Ocreatus addae Tilmatura dupontii
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Not Evaluated Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 7,2 cm (2.8 in)
Peso 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 2,2 g (0.08 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Feeds on floral nectar at low scrub blooms in dry Central American valleys. Catches small …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Sparkling-tailed Woodstar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

Canto

Sharp, penetrating squeak repeated quickly; tiny piercing notes given insistently during competitive territorial encounter.

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Found in cloud forests of northern Bolivia and adjacent Peru and Brazil at 400–1,400 m elevation.

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

Found in highlands from southern Mexico to Honduras at 600-2,500 m elevation. Resident in pine-oak and cloud forest edges.

Estado de conservação

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

About These Birds

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.

Sparkling-tailed Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in highlands from Mexico to Honduras at 600-2,500 m. Males have a striking elongated, sparkling tail with dark tips. Nectarivore of pine-oak forest edges and gardens. The tail sparkles like fireworks in flight.

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