Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Ocreatus addae в сравнении с Stephanoxis loddigesii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Rufous-booted Racket-tail Purple-crowned Plovercrest
Научное название Ocreatus addae Stephanoxis loddigesii
Отряд Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Семейство Trochilidae Trochilidae
Охранный статус Not Evaluated Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 9,5 cm (3.7 in)
Масса 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 3,2 g (0.11 oz)
Питание Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Нет

Purple-crowned Plovercrest only

Нет

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Пение

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

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Пение

High, insect-like buzz sustained steadily; thin monotone with rapid modulation barely distinguishable from background insects.

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.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Found in southeastern Brazil. Resident in Atlantic Forest edges and secondary growth. An Atlantic Forest near-endemic.

Охранный статус

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

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.

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in southeastern Brazil. Males have a purple-violet crest. Nectarivore of Atlantic Forest edges and secondary growth. Recently split from Green-crowned Plovercrest. An Atlantic Forest near-endemic.

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