Rufous-tailed Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Amazilia tzacatl so với Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Tên Khoa Học Amazilia tzacatl Ocreatus addae
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 11,3 cm (4.4 in)
Khối Lượng 5,04 g (0.18 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Common lowland nectarivore of Central America; visits Heliconia, banana, and garden flowers. Supplements with insects … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant trill with buzzing character; powerful churring vibration carrying across open hillside.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Tiếng Hót

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Widely distributed from Mexico through Central America to western Ecuador. Resident in varied lowland habitats.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) widely distributed from Mexico through Central America to western Ecuador. Green plumage with a rufous tail. Red bill with dark tip. Nectarivore of gardens, forest edges, and second growth. One of the most common Neotropical hummingbirds.

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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