White-tufted Sunbeam vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Aglaeactis castelnaudii 对比 Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-tufted Sunbeam Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Aglaeactis castelnaudii Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Not Evaluated
体长
翼展 14.8 cm (5.8 in)
体重 7.35 g (0.26 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Peruvian high-altitude scrub; forages at Chuquiraga and Ericaceae blooms. Supplements with small 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

White-tufted Sunbeam only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Song & Call Comparison

White-tufted Sunbeam

鸣唱

Melodic, pure ascending phrase; clear flute-like tones rising smoothly in quiet musical sequence at high altitude.

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

White-tufted Sunbeam

Endemic to Peru in high Andean puna and scrub, primarily in the Apurímac and Ayacucho regions. 3,200–5,000 m.

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

Near Threatened

White-tufted Sunbeam

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

White-tufted Sunbeam

铜紫辉蜂鸟(Aglaeactis castelnaudii),体长12-13厘米,分布于秘鲁和玻利维亚安第斯山脉,海拔2,700至4,000米。属蜂鸟科(Trochilidae),背部具铜紫色辉光,是高安第斯特有种。

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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