Black-throated Brilliant vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliodoxa schreibersii so với Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Black-throated Brilliant Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Tên Khoa Học Heliodoxa schreibersii Ocreatus addae
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 13,9 cm (5.5 in)
Khối Lượng 8,5 g (0.30 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Amazonian foothill forest; visits large-flowered shrubs and epiphytes. Supplements with small arthropods. Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Black-throated Brilliant only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-throated Brilliant

Tiếng Hót

Buzzy, sustained trill with insect-like monotony; continuous low vibration with minimal variation throughout delivery.

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

Black-throated Brilliant

Found in lowland and foothill humid forest from Colombia south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 0–1,400 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

Black-throated Brilliant

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Black-throated Brilliant

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) found in humid forests from eastern Colombia through Ecuador and Peru at 300-1,500 m. Males have a black throat patch with green glitter. Nectarivore of foothill forest. Named after the Austrian naturalist Carl von Schreibers.

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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