Green-fronted Lancebill vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Doryfera ludovicae so với Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Green-fronted Lancebill Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Tên Khoa Học Doryfera ludovicae Ocreatus addae
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 11,5 cm (4.5 in)
Khối Lượng 5,95 g (0.21 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore probing epiphyte flowers and bromeliads with long straight bill in montane forest. Supplements with … 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

Green-fronted Lancebill only

Không

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Không

Song & Call Comparison

Green-fronted Lancebill

Tiếng Hót

Rough, raspy chattering with energetic rhythm; series of coarse notes delivered rapidly near active foraging territories.

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

Green-fronted Lancebill

Found in Andean cloud forests from Costa Rica through Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru to Bolivia. 1,200–2,400 m.

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

Green-fronted Lancebill

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Green-fronted Lancebill

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) with a remarkably long, straight bill (40 mm). Green plumage with a violet-blue forehead. Found in Andean cloud forests from Costa Rica to Bolivia at 800-2,500 m. Named lancebill for its dagger-like bill used to pierce the base of long tubular flowers.

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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