White-tailed Starfrontlet vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Coeligena phalerata 对比 Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-tailed Starfrontlet Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Coeligena phalerata Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Not Evaluated
体长
翼展 14.1 cm (5.6 in)
体重 6.1 g (0.22 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of restricted Colombian range; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads in humid cloud forest. Supplements with … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

White-tailed Starfrontlet only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

White-tailed Starfrontlet

鸣唱

Melodic, two-note ascending whistle; pure first tone rising to brighter second, given with clear projection from perch.

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

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, in cloud forest and forest edge. 1,800–3,000 m.

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

Near Threatened

White-tailed Starfrontlet

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-tailed Starfrontlet

羽毛

Mountain Velvetbreast: tiny; males with brilliant blue-violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green above; spots

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

White-tailed Starfrontlet

白尾星额蜂鸟(Coeligena phalerata)是一种体长13-14厘米的中型蜂鸟,为哥伦比亚内华达-德圣马尔塔山脉特有种,分布于海拔1800-3000米。绿色羽毛,具白色尾羽。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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