Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Ecuadorian Hillstar

Ocreatus addae เปรียบเทียบกับ Oreotrochilus chimborazo

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Rufous-booted Racket-tail Ecuadorian Hillstar
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Ocreatus addae Oreotrochilus chimborazo
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Not Evaluated Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 14.8 cm (5.8 in)
น้ำหนัก 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 8.383333333333333 g (0.30 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of Ecuadorian highland páramo; visits Chuquiraga jussieui and Puya. Takes small insects on cold …
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Habitat Comparison

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

เสียงร้อง

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

Ecuadorian Hillstar

เสียงร้อง

Harsh, grating screech with urgent tone; sudden loud rough call given sharply during aerial chase sequences.

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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.

Ecuadorian Hillstar

Endemic to Chimborazo and neighboring volcanoes in Ecuador in high páramo at 3,500–5,200 m. Nationally iconic.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Ecuadorian Hillstar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

ขนนก

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

Ecuadorian Hillstar

ขนนก

Slender-tailed Woodstar: males with iridescent purple-violet gorget; metallic green body; white pectoral tufts; females green above

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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.

Ecuadorian Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (12-13 cm) endemic to the highlands of Ecuador at 3,500-5,200 m, notably on Chimborazo volcano. Males have a violet-blue hood and white breast. One of the world's highest-living birds, adapted to extreme altitude with enhanced oxygen-carrying capacity.

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