Golden-crowned Emerald vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Cynanthus auriceps 对比 Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Golden-crowned Emerald Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Cynanthus auriceps Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体长
翼展
体重 2.2 g (0.08 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects … 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

Golden-crowned Emerald only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Song & Call Comparison

Golden-crowned Emerald

鸣唱

Deep, resonant trill with buzzing quality; powerful churring vibration carrying impressively across open slopes.

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

Golden-crowned Emerald

Endemic to the Pacific slope of western Mexico from Sinaloa to Guerrero. Resident in tropical deciduous forest.

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

Golden-crowned Emerald

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Golden-crowned Emerald

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) endemic to the Pacific slope of western Mexico from Sinaloa to Guerrero. Males have a golden crown and green body. Nectarivore of tropical deciduous and semi-arid forest. A Mexican endemic.

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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