Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Wedge-tailed Hillstar

Ocreatus addae so với Oreotrochilus adela

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Rufous-booted Racket-tail Wedge-tailed Hillstar
Tên Khoa Học Ocreatus addae Oreotrochilus adela
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 13,1 cm (5.2 in)
Khối Lượng 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 7,8500000000000005 g (0.28 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of Andean inter-valley slopes; visits Chuquiraga and scattered shrub flowers. Catches small arthropods.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Wedge-tailed Hillstar only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Tiếng Hót

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

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

Tiếng Hót

Deep, resonant buzz with powerful carrying; low-frequency churring trill audible at impressive distance across open land.

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

Endemic to Bolivia and adjacent Peru in high Andean puna and scrub at 2,800–4,400 m elevation.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

About These Birds

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.

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

A medium-sized hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the eastern Bolivian Andes at 2,700-4,200 m. Green plumage with a distinctive wedge-shaped tail. Nectarivore of puna scrub and cloud forest edges. A Bolivian near-endemic with a limited range.

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