Short-tailed Emerald vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chlorostilbon poortmani 对比 Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Short-tailed Emerald Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Chlorostilbon poortmani Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体长
翼展 8.2 cm (3.2 in)
体重 3.5 g (0.12 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Feeds on nectar from scrub and forest-edge flowers in Colombia and Venezuela. Supplements with small … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Short-tailed Emerald only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Short-tailed Emerald

鸣唱

Thin, reedy chip note with soft delivery; barely audible single staccato sound given from dense cover.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

鸣唱

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Short-tailed Emerald

Found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Venezuela at 1,500-2,800 m elevation. Resident in montane forest.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

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保护状况

Least Concern

Short-tailed Emerald

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Short-tailed Emerald

羽毛

Polyerata hummingbird: males with glittering green gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spotted below

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

羽毛

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

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About These Birds

Short-tailed Emerald

短尾翠蜂鸟(Chlorostilbon poortmani)是一种体长7-8厘米的小型蜂鸟,分布于哥伦比亚至委内瑞拉海拔1500-2800米的安第斯云雾林。雄鸟通体翠绿色,尾羽相对较短。以花蜜为食。

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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