Sapphire-spangled Emerald vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chionomesa lactea 对比 Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sapphire-spangled Emerald Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Chionomesa lactea Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体长
翼展
体重 4.333333333333333 g (0.15 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Feeds on floral nectar in forest understory, hovering at Heliconia and bromeliads. Supplements with spiders … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Sapphire-spangled Emerald only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Song & Call Comparison

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

鸣唱

Soft, liquid notes in gentle descending sequence; mellow flowing tones with subtle variation characteristic of species.

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

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Found in eastern and southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina. Resident in Atlantic Forest edges and cerrado.

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

Least Concern

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

乳白腹蜂鸟 (Chionomesa lactea),体长约12厘米。上体金属绿色,下体乳白色,嘴直而略长。分布于南美洲中东部,包括巴西中部和阿根廷。以花蜜为主食。常在林缘和花园中活动。

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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