Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Fiery Topaz

Ocreatus addae เปรียบเทียบกับ Topaza pyra

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Rufous-booted Racket-tail Fiery Topaz
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Ocreatus addae Topaza pyra
อันดับ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Trochilidae Trochilidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Not Evaluated Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 15.2 cm (6.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 12.8 g (0.45 oz)
อาหาร Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Primarily nectar-feeding; uses exceptionally curved bill to access heliconia blossoms; supplements with small insects.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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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.

Fiery Topaz

เสียงร้อง

Gentle, whistled three-note phrase with falling inflection; soft, pure tones delivered slowly with expressive melodic quality.

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.

Fiery Topaz

Found in the western Amazon basin from Colombia and Ecuador south to Peru and Bolivia. Resident in lowland and foothill forest along rivers.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Fiery Topaz

How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Fiery Topaz

ขนนก

Males fiery orange-red body with glittering golden-orange gorget; elongated crossed purplish tail feathers; female bronze-green above, cinnamon below; Amazonian species with slightly more orange tone than Crimson Topaz.

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.

Fiery Topaz

A spectacular, large hummingbird (18-20 cm) of the western Amazon basin. Male has a brilliant fiery-red throat and breast with iridescent golden-green upperparts. Nectarivore of lowland rainforest canopy. Found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and western Brazil. Visits Heliconia and other large tropical flowers.

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