Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Blue-throated Hillstar

Ocreatus addae so với Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Rufous-booted Racket-tail Blue-throated Hillstar
Tên Khoa Học Ocreatus addae Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Critically Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Khối Lượng 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 7,6 g (0.27 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore adapted to very high elevations; forages at Chuquiraga, Gentianella, and Puya flowers. Gleans arthropods.
Số Trứng 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Blue-throated 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.

Blue-throated Hillstar

Tiếng Hót

Buzzy, sustained trill with monotonous quality; continuous low-pitched vibration with little variation across prolonged delivery.

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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.

Blue-throated Hillstar

Endemic to the Cordillera de Chilla region of extreme southwestern Ecuador in high páramo. 3,200–4,200 m. Endangered.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Critically Endangered

Blue-throated Hillstar

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Bộ Lông

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet: tiny; males with brilliant orange-gold belly; violet gorget; females green above; spotted buff below

Blue-throated Hillstar

Bộ Lông

Little Woodstar: tiny; males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted below

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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.

Blue-throated Hillstar

A recently discovered hummingbird (11 cm) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador at 3,300-3,900 m. Males have an iridescent blue throat. Described in 2018. Known from a single ridgeline. Critically Endangered with a range estimated at less than 100 km2.

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