White-eared Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Basilinna leucotis so với Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính White-eared Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Tên Khoa Học Basilinna leucotis Ocreatus addae
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 10,9 cm (4.3 in)
Khối Lượng 3,4000000000000004 g (0.12 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Mexican and Guatemalan pine-oak forests, visiting flowering epiphytes. Supplements with insects and spiders … 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

White-eared Hummingbird only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-eared Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant churring with powerful carrying quality; rich low buzzing trill audible at impressive range.

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

White-eared Hummingbird

Found in mountain forests from the southwestern United States to Nicaragua at 1,500-3,000 m. Resident in pine-oak forest.

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

White-eared Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

White-eared Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in mountain forests from the southwestern US to Nicaragua at 1,500-3,000 m. Green plumage with bold white ear stripe and turquoise throat (males). Nectarivore of pine-oak and cloud forest. Common at highland feeders.

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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