Purple-backed Sunbeam vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Aglaeactis aliciae 对比 Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Purple-backed Sunbeam Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Aglaeactis aliciae Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Not Evaluated
体长
翼展 16.2 cm (6.4 in)
体重 7.4 g (0.26 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of restricted Peruvian high puna; visits Chuquiraga and cushion-plant flowers. Gleans tiny arthropods. Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Purple-backed Sunbeam only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Song & Call Comparison

Purple-backed Sunbeam

鸣唱

Sharp, buzzy chip followed by rapid trill; emphatic onset launching into rough cascading notes typical of sunbeam.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

鸣唱

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Purple-backed Sunbeam

Endemic to Peru along the Río Marañón drainage in the arid upper Andes. 2,400–3,800 m. Critically endangered.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

保护状况

Vulnerable

Purple-backed Sunbeam

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Purple-backed Sunbeam

紫背辉蜂鸟(Aglaeactis aliciae),体长12-13厘米,特产于秘鲁北部安第斯山脉一小片区域,海拔2,900至3,700米。属蜂鸟科(Trochilidae),背部具闪光紫色斑块,分布极为局限,受到保护关注。

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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