Purple-throated Mountain-gem vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Lampornis calolaemus so với Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Purple-throated Mountain-gem Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Tên Khoa Học Lampornis calolaemus Ocreatus addae
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 12,5 cm (4.9 in)
Khối Lượng 5,625 g (0.20 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Costa Rican highlands; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia blooms. Catches small insects near flowering … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Purple-throated Mountain-gem only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Tiếng Hót

Melodic, rolling phrase with rich warm timbre; bubbly musical notes tumbling pleasantly in relaxed sequence.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Tiếng Hót

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Found in highland forest from Costa Rica and Nicaragua to Guatemala and Honduras. 600–2,400 m.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Bộ Lông

Broad-tailed Hummingbird: tiny; males with brilliant violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females plain green; spots

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Bộ Lông

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet: tiny; males with brilliant orange-gold belly; violet gorget; females green above; spotted buff below

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About These Birds

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in cloud forests of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and western Panama at 800-2,000 m. Males have a brilliant purple throat. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. Common at highland feeders in Costa Rica.

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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