Versicolored Emerald vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chrysuronia versicolor 对比 Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Versicolored Emerald Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Chrysuronia versicolor Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体长
翼展
体重 3.5599999999999996 g (0.13 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, … 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

Versicolored Emerald only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Versicolored Emerald

鸣唱

Thin, wavering sibilant trill; soft high buzzing with pulsing rhythm during slow courtship hovering display.

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

Versicolored Emerald

Found in open habitats from Venezuela through Brazil to Argentina. Resident in cerrado, gardens, and forest edges.

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

Versicolored Emerald

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Versicolored Emerald

羽毛

Black Coucal: all glossy black; red eye; shorter tail than other coucals; females have rufous wash; sexually dimorphic plumage

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

Versicolored Emerald

杂色翡翠蜂鸟(Chrysuronia versicolor)是一种体长8-9厘米的小型蜂鸟,分布于从委内瑞拉经巴西到阿根廷的开阔栖息地。绿色羽毛随个体和地区有所变化。以花蜜为食,适应能力强。

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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