Stripe-breasted Starthroat vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Heliomaster squamosus 对比 Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Stripe-breasted Starthroat Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Heliomaster squamosus Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体长
翼展 11.2 cm (4.4 in)
体重 5.75 g (0.20 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Brazilian savanna and forest edges; visits Mimosa and other open-country flowers. Supplements with … 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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Song & Call Comparison

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

鸣唱

Sharp, whistled descending phrase; clean notes stepping down smoothly with melodic precision in humid forest.

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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Found in semi-arid scrub and caatinga of eastern Brazil from Pará south to Minas Gerais. Sea level to 800 m.

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

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Stripe-breasted Starthroat

条纹喉星蜂鸟分布于巴西东部的沿海和内陆干旱林地。雄鸟喉部具鳞状彩色条纹,体型较大,喙直而长。栖息于干旱的热带和亚热带灌木林,以花蜜为主食。巴西特有种,受栖息地减少威胁。

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.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family