Vervain Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Mellisuga minima เปรียบเทียบกับ Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Vervain Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Mellisuga minima Ocreatus addae
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Not Evaluated
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 7.3 cm (2.9 in)
น้ำหนัก 2.174 g (0.08 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on floral nectar in forest edges and gardens of Jamaica and Hispaniola. Supplements with … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Vervain Hummingbird

เสียงร้อง

Harsh, nasal chatter with emphatic rhythm; rough buzzy notes delivered rapidly with coarse texture from perch.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

เสียงร้อง

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Vervain Hummingbird

Endemic to Jamaica and Hispaniola in the Caribbean. Resident in gardens, forest edges, and lowland to montane habitats.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Vervain Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Vervain Hummingbird

The second smallest bird in the world (6 cm, 2-2.4 g). Endemic to Jamaica and Hispaniola. Tiny green plumage with a short bill. Nectarivore of garden flowers and forest edges. Named vervain for its preference for Stachytarpheta (vervain) flowers. Weighs less than a penny.

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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