Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Violet-capped Woodnymph

Ocreatus addae 对比 Thalurania glaucopis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-booted Racket-tail Violet-capped Woodnymph
学名 Ocreatus addae Thalurania glaucopis
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体长
翼展 11.0 cm (4.3 in)
体重 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 4.78 g (0.17 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of South Brazilian forest, visiting bromeliads and Heliconia. Supplements with insects and spiders.
产卵数 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Violet-capped Woodnymph only

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

鸣唱

Deep, resonant hum barely audible; extremely low vibration barely perceptible during hovering near high-altitude flowers.

Violet-capped Woodnymph

鸣唱

Deep, hollow churr with resonant character; prolonged buzzing sound vibrating softly through tropical canopy.

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Found in cloud forests of northern Bolivia and adjacent Peru and Brazil at 400–1,400 m elevation.

Violet-capped Woodnymph

Found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Resident.

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Violet-capped Woodnymph

About These Birds

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.

Violet-capped Woodnymph

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Males have a violet-blue crown and green body. Nectarivore of forest and forest edges. Replaced by Fork-tailed Woodnymph in Amazonia.

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