Coppery Metaltail vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Metallura theresiae so với Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Coppery Metaltail Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Tên Khoa Học Metallura theresiae Ocreatus addae
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 11,7 cm (4.6 in)
Khối Lượng 4,925000000000001 g (0.17 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Peruvian cloud forest; forages at Ericaceae and epiphytic orchids. Gleans tiny arthropods from … 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

Coppery Metaltail only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Coppery Metaltail

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant trill with buzzing quality; powerful low-frequency churring vibrating through dense tropical vegetation.

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

Coppery Metaltail

Endemic to Peru in the Cordillera Negra region of the western Andes at 3,000–4,400 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

Least Concern

Coppery Metaltail

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Coppery Metaltail

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Andes of central Peru at 2,500-3,800 m. Males have a coppery-bronze tail. Nectarivore of cloud forest and elfin forest edges. A Peruvian endemic. Named after the botanical collector Therese, Princess of Bavaria.

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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