Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Peruvian Piedtail

Ocreatus addae مقارنةً بـ Phlogophilus harterti

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Rufous-booted Racket-tail Peruvian Piedtail
الاسم العلمي Ocreatus addae Phlogophilus harterti
الرتبة Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
الفصيلة Trochilidae Trochilidae
حالة الحفاظ Not Evaluated Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 9,1 cm (3.6 in)
الوزن 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 2,45 g (0.09 oz)
النظام الغذائي Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of Peruvian montane forest understory. Visits tubular flowers; catches small insects gleaned from leaf …
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

بلا

Peruvian Piedtail only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

الغناء

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

Peruvian Piedtail

الغناء

Deep, resonant hum barely audible; extremely low-frequency vibration perceptible more as sensation than distinct sound.

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.

Peruvian Piedtail

Found on the eastern Andean slope in Peru in humid foothill forest. 400–1,400 m elevation.

حالة الحفاظ

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Peruvian Piedtail

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.

Peruvian Piedtail

A small hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in Andean cloud forests of Peru at 1,300-2,200 m. Green plumage with pale-tipped tail. Nectarivore of montane forest understory. Named after Ernst Hartert. Classified as Near Threatened due to limited range.

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