Coppery-headed Emerald vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Microchera cupreiceps 对比 Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Coppery-headed Emerald Rufous-booted Racket-tail
学名 Microchera cupreiceps Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体长
翼展
体重 3.15 g (0.11 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Feeds on nectar from diverse forest flowers, hovering briefly at each bloom. Takes small 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

Coppery-headed Emerald only

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Song & Call Comparison

Coppery-headed Emerald

鸣唱

Rough, grating buzz with coarse texture; harsh sustained vibration carrying across open scrubby hillside.

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

Coppery-headed Emerald

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica at 700-1,600 m. Classified as Near Threatened. A Costa Rican endemic.

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

Coppery-headed Emerald

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Coppery-headed Emerald

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica at 700-1,600 m. Males have a glittering copper-green crown and white breast. Nectarivore of cloud forest and forest edges. A Costa Rican endemic. Classified as Near Threatened.

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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