Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Green-bearded Helmetcrest

Ocreatus addae so với Oxypogon guerinii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Rufous-booted Racket-tail Green-bearded Helmetcrest
Tên Khoa Học Ocreatus addae Oxypogon guerinii
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 14,1 cm (5.6 in)
Khối Lượng 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 5,175000000000001 g (0.18 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of Colombian páramo; forages at frailejón (Espeletia) and cushion plants. Catches small insects near …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Green-bearded Helmetcrest only

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.

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

Tiếng Hót

Sharp, high-pitched squeak with penetrating quality; sudden emphatic note given repeatedly near active feeding territory.

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.

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

Endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia in high páramo at 3,200–4,800 m elevation. Locally common.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

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.

Green-bearded Helmetcrest

A small hummingbird (11-12 cm) endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia at 3,500-4,500 m. Males have a green beard and erect crest. Nectarivore of páramo and treeline habitats, visiting Espeletia and Ericaceae. A Colombian endemic of high-altitude páramo.

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