Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Straight-billed Hermit

Ocreatus addae مقارنةً بـ Phaethornis bourcieri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rufous-booted Racket-tail Straight-billed Hermit
الاسم العلمي Ocreatus addae Phaethornis bourcieri
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 11,0 cm (4.3 in)
الوزن 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 4,2 g (0.15 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of long-tubed lowland flowers, especially Heliconia. Gleans small insects and spiders from leaf surfaces.
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

بلا

Straight-billed Hermit only

بلا

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

الغناء

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

Straight-billed Hermit

الغناء

Crisp, musical chip note with ringing quality; single bright note repeated at measured intervals from prominent perch.

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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.

Straight-billed Hermit

Widespread in lowland Amazonia from Colombia and Venezuela south through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia to Brazil. 0–800 m.

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حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Straight-billed Hermit

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

الريش

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet: tiny; males with brilliant orange-gold belly; violet gorget; females green above; spotted buff below

Straight-billed Hermit

الريش

Cinnamon-throated Hermit: deep iridescent violet crown; glittering green gorget; cinnamon-buff throat; buff-white undertail; decurved bill

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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.

Straight-billed Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (13-15 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Venezuela through Amazonia to Bolivia. Green plumage with a notably straight bill, unusual among hermits. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth. Named after the French naturalist Jules Bourcier.

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