Slender Sheartail vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Doricha enicura مقارنةً بـ Ocreatus addae
Side-by-Side Comparison
| السمة | Slender Sheartail | Rufous-booted Racket-tail |
|---|---|---|
| الاسم العلمي | Doricha enicura | Ocreatus addae |
| الرتبة | Caprimulgiformes | Caprimulgiformes |
| الفصيلة | Trochilidae | Trochilidae |
| حالة الحفاظ | Least Concern | Not Evaluated |
| الطول | — | — |
| طول الجناح | 7,3 cm (2.9 in) | — |
| الوزن | 2,4333333333333336 g (0.09 oz) | 3,0 g (0.11 oz) |
| النظام الغذائي | Feeds on floral nectar from forest-edge blossoms, probing with its long decurved bill. Catches small … | Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … |
| عدد البيض في الوضع | -- | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Song & Call Comparison
Slender Sheartail
Thin, wavering sibilant trill; soft high buzzing with slight pulsing quality during courtship hover display.
Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Deep, resonant hum barely audible; extremely low vibration barely perceptible during hovering near high-altitude flowers.
Geographic Range & Migration
Slender Sheartail
Endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador at 1,200-2,500 m. Resident in montane scrub and forest edges.
Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Found in cloud forests of northern Bolivia and adjacent Peru and Brazil at 400–1,400 m elevation.
حالة الحفاظ
Slender Sheartail
Rufous-booted Racket-tail
About These Birds
Slender Sheartail
A tiny hummingbird (9-10 cm including elongated tail in males) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador at 1,200-2,500 m. Males have extremely long, slender outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of montane scrub and garden flowers.
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.