Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Blue-tailed Hummingbird

Ocreatus addae ile kıyaslandığında Saucerottia cyanura

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Rufous-booted Racket-tail Blue-tailed Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Ocreatus addae Saucerottia cyanura
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Not Evaluated Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı
Ağırlık 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 4,35 g (0.15 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Hiçbiri

Blue-tailed Hummingbird only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Şarkı

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

Blue-tailed Hummingbird

Şarkı

Soft, pure whistle with plaintive character; gentle wavering tone given quietly in shaded understory.

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.

Blue-tailed Hummingbird

Found in humid forests from Mexico to Costa Rica at 300-1,500 m. Resident on both Pacific and Caribbean slopes.

Koruma Durumu

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Blue-tailed Hummingbird

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.

Blue-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid forests from Mexico to Costa Rica at 300-1,500 m. Green plumage with a blue tail. Nectarivore of forest edges and gardens. Found on both Pacific and Caribbean slopes of Central America.

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