Sapphire-spangled Emerald vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chionomesa lactea ile kıyaslandığında Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Sapphire-spangled Emerald Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Bilimsel Ad Chionomesa lactea Ocreatus addae
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Not Evaluated
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı
Ağırlık 4,333333333333333 g (0.15 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme 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 …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Sapphire-spangled Emerald only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Şarkı

Soft, liquid notes in gentle descending sequence; mellow flowing tones with subtle variation characteristic of species.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Found in eastern and southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina. Resident in Atlantic Forest edges and cerrado.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in eastern and southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina. Green plumage with sapphire-blue throat spots. Nectarivore of Atlantic Forest edges, cerrado, and gardens. Named for its sapphire-spangled throat.

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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