White-bellied Emerald vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chlorestes candida в сравнении с Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика White-bellied Emerald Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Научное название Chlorestes candida Ocreatus addae
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Not Evaluated
Длина
Размах крыльев
Масса 3,675 g (0.13 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Питание Feeds on floral nectar in forest understory, hovering at Heliconia and bromeliads. Supplements with spiders … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Размер кладки 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

White-bellied Emerald only

Нет

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

White-bellied Emerald

Пение

Rapid, mechanical twittering; quick dry staccato notes tumbling freely in animated sequence near flowers.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Пение

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

Geographic Range & Migration

White-bellied Emerald

Found in humid forests from Mexico through Central America to Colombia. Resident in lowland forest edges.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Охранный статус

Least Concern

White-bellied Emerald

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

White-bellied Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in humid forests from Mexico through Central America to Colombia. White belly, green plumage. Nectarivore of forest edges, second growth, and gardens. Common in lowland habitats across its range.

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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