Butterfly Coquette vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Lophornis verreauxii so với Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Butterfly Coquette Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Tên Khoa Học Lophornis verreauxii Ocreatus addae
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 8,6 cm (3.4 in)
Khối Lượng 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of humid forest clearings; compact size allows access to small flowers. Gleans tiny 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

Butterfly Coquette only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Butterfly Coquette

Tiếng Hót

Buzzy, insect-like trill sustained briefly; continuous high-frequency vibration then sudden silence, disorienting in quality.

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

Butterfly Coquette

Found on western Andean slope and Pacific lowlands of Colombia and Ecuador. Sea level to 1,200 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

Butterfly Coquette

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Butterfly Coquette

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm) found in humid forests from Venezuela and Colombia to Peru and Bolivia. Males have wispy green cheek plumes and a white breast band. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. Named for the French ornithologists Jules and Edouard Verreaux.

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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