Dot-eared Coquette vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Lophornis gouldii so với Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Dot-eared Coquette Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Tên Khoa Học Lophornis gouldii Ocreatus addae
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Near Threatened Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 7,6 cm (3.0 in)
Khối Lượng 2,533333333333333 g (0.09 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore visiting compact flower heads and small tubular blooms at forest margins. Takes small insects … 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

Không

Dot-eared Coquette only

Không

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Song & Call Comparison

Dot-eared Coquette

Tiếng Hót

Thin, reedy whistle with plaintive character; soft, slightly nasal tone held briefly then gently fading away.

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

Dot-eared Coquette

Endemic to central Brazil in the cerrado zone of Maranhão, Piauí, and Tocantins. Found at 200–700 m elevation.

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

Near Threatened

Dot-eared Coquette

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Dot-eared Coquette

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) endemic to central Brazil. Males have spotted ear tufts and rufous crest. Green plumage. Nectarivore of cerrado and gallery forest edges. Named after John Gould. A rare Brazilian endemic; relatively little known ecologically.

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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