Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Violet-capped Woodnymph

Ocreatus addae ile kıyaslandığında Thalurania glaucopis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Rufous-booted Racket-tail Violet-capped Woodnymph
Bilimsel Ad Ocreatus addae Thalurania glaucopis
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Not Evaluated Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
Ağırlık 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 4,78 g (0.17 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of South Brazilian forest, visiting bromeliads and Heliconia. Supplements with insects and spiders.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Hiçbiri

Violet-capped Woodnymph 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.

Violet-capped Woodnymph

Şarkı

Deep, hollow churr with resonant character; prolonged buzzing sound vibrating softly through tropical canopy.

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.

Violet-capped Woodnymph

Found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Resident.

Koruma Durumu

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Violet-capped Woodnymph

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.

Violet-capped Woodnymph

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Males have a violet-blue crown and green body. Nectarivore of forest and forest edges. Replaced by Fork-tailed Woodnymph in Amazonia.

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