Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Black-throated Hermit

Ocreatus addae verglichen mit Phaethornis atrimentalis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rufous-booted Racket-tail Black-throated Hermit
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ocreatus addae Phaethornis atrimentalis
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 7,7 cm (3.0 in)
Gewicht 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 2,8 g (0.10 oz)
Ernährung 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.
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Gesang

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

Black-throated Hermit

Gesang

Buzzy, insect-like trill with rapid modulation; high-frequency buzz sustained briefly then repeated after short pause.

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.

Black-throated Hermit

Found in Amazonian foothills of Ecuador, Peru, and far western Brazil at 200–1,200 m. Uncommon and patchily distributed.

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Black-throated Hermit

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.

Black-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Colombia to Peru and western Brazil. Dark throat patch contrasting with pale underparts. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting small Heliconia and Costus flowers along forest streams.

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