Perija Metaltail vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Metallura iracunda ile kıyaslandığında Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Perija Metaltail Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Bilimsel Ad Metallura iracunda Ocreatus addae
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Not Evaluated
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 11,6 cm (4.6 in)
Ağırlık 3,8499999999999996 g (0.14 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Colombian cloud forest edges; forages at Ericaceae and epiphyte flowers. Supplements with small … 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

Perija Metaltail only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Perija Metaltail

Şarkı

Soft, liquid notes with gentle character; mellow flowing sequence with subtle melodic variation in humid forest.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Şarkı

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Perija Metaltail

Endemic to the Serranía de Perijá on the Colombia–Venezuela border in cloud forest. 2,000–3,200 m. Restricted range.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Perija Metaltail

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Perija Metaltail

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Sierra de Perijá on the Colombia-Venezuela border at 2,400-3,200 m. Males have purple-red tail. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Classified as Endangered due to extremely restricted range and ongoing deforestation.

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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