Green-breasted Mountain-gem vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Lampornis sybillae 对比 Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Green-breasted Mountain-gem Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Lampornis sybillae Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体长
翼展 12.8 cm (5.0 in)
体重 5.975 g (0.21 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Nicaraguan montane forest; visits Ericaceae and Heliconia blooms. Supplements with small arthropods. Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
产卵数 -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Green-breasted Mountain-gem only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Song & Call Comparison

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

鸣唱

Soft, high squeak followed by buzzy trill; brief introductory note launching into rough cascade of chips.

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

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

Found in cloud forest of Nicaragua and Honduras in highland forest. 1,000–2,400 m elevation.

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

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Green-breasted Mountain-gem

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the highlands of Honduras and Nicaragua at 1,500-2,400 m. Males have a green breast. Nectarivore of cloud forest. A rare Central American endemic restricted to the nuclear highlands. Classified as Vulnerable.

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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