Santa Marta Woodstar vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chaetocercus astreans в сравнении с Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Santa Marta Woodstar Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Научное название Chaetocercus astreans Ocreatus addae
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Not Evaluated
Длина
Размах крыльев 6,7 cm (2.6 in)
Масса 2,605 g (0.09 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Питание Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; feeds on highland floral nectar and supplements … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Размер кладки -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Santa Marta Woodstar only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Нет

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Song & Call Comparison

Santa Marta Woodstar

Пение

Rapid, mechanical clicking trill; quick even staccato notes in steady dry rhythm throughout active day.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Пение

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Santa Marta Woodstar

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m elevation. Found nowhere else in the world.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Santa Marta Woodstar

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Santa Marta Woodstar

Оперение

Bahama Woodstar (alt): tiny; males with glittering magenta-rose gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females spotted below

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Оперение

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet: tiny; males with brilliant orange-gold belly; violet gorget; females green above; spotted buff below

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About These Birds

Santa Marta Woodstar

A tiny hummingbird (7 cm) endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, at 1,200-3,000 m. Males have a sparkling gorget. Nectarivore of montane forest edges. A Santa Marta endemic with limited range. Sometimes treated as a subspecies of Gorgeted Woodstar.

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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