Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Ocreatus addae so với Pampa pampa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Rufous-booted Racket-tail Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Tên Khoa Học Ocreatus addae Pampa pampa
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Not Evaluated
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Khối Lượng 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 7,016666666666667 g (0.25 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Wedge-tailed Sabrewing 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 Sabrewing

Tiếng Hót

Melodic, descending four-note phrase; clear flute-like tones stepping downward smoothly in relaxed progression.

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 Sabrewing

Found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Resident in montane forest undergrowth.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Not Evaluated

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

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 Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Green plumage with a wedge-shaped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers. Named for its distinctively wedge-shaped tail.

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