Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Saw-billed Hermit

Ocreatus addae verglichen mit Ramphodon naevius

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rufous-booted Racket-tail Saw-billed Hermit
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ocreatus addae Ramphodon naevius
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 14,3 cm (5.6 in)
Gewicht 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 7,15 g (0.25 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Primarily nectarivore; bill curvature matches specific flowers; supplements diet by hawking tiny insects.
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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.

Saw-billed Hermit

Gesang

Bright, musical trill with cheerful bubbly quality; quick rolling notes cascading pleasantly from dense flowering vegetation.

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.

Saw-billed Hermit

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil from Bahia to Santa Catarina. Resident in humid forest up to 1,200 m. Near Threatened.

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Saw-billed Hermit

How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Saw-billed Hermit

Gefieder

Bronze-green upperparts; underparts rufous-buff with dark brown streaking; broad pale supercilium; rufous-buff tail tipped dark; serrated edge to bill visible at close range; Brazilian Atlantic forest endemic; boldly streaked underparts.

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.

Saw-billed Hermit

A large hummingbird (14-16 cm) endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Distinguished by its serrated, saw-like bill unique among hummingbirds. Green plumage with a rufous throat. Nectarivore and insectivore. Classified as Near Threatened due to Atlantic Forest fragmentation.

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