Buffy Hummingbird vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Leucippus fallax so với Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Buffy Hummingbird Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Tên Khoa Học Leucippus fallax Ocreatus addae
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 12,0 cm (4.7 in)
Khối Lượng 5,533333333333334 g (0.20 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
Số Trứng 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Buffy Hummingbird only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Song & Call Comparison

Buffy Hummingbird

Tiếng Hót

Thin, sibilant buzz with wavering quality; soft high trill with gentle tremolo near blossoming shrubs.

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

Buffy Hummingbird

Found in dry scrub and arid habitats of Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in desert-like coastal environments.

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

Buffy Hummingbird

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Buffy Hummingbird

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in dry scrub and arid habitats of Colombia and Venezuela. Buffy-brown plumage, drab for a hummingbird. Nectarivore of arid scrub, cactus flowers, and gardens. One of the few hummingbirds adapted to dry, desert-like environments.

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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