Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Red-billed Streamertail

Ocreatus addae verglichen mit Trochilus polytmus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Rufous-booted Racket-tail Red-billed Streamertail
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ocreatus addae Trochilus polytmus
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familie Trochilidae Trochilidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 11,8 cm (4.6 in)
Gewicht 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 4,9 g (0.17 oz)
Ernährung Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Visits flowering trees and epiphytes for nectar; supplements diet with small arthropods including gnats, midges, …
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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.

Red-billed Streamertail

Gesang

Sharp, emphatic two-note call; high accented first note followed by lower brief second, clearly projected.

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.

Red-billed Streamertail

Endemic to Jamaica. National bird. Resident across the island in forests, gardens, and plantations at all elevations.

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Red-billed Streamertail

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.

Red-billed Streamertail

A spectacular hummingbird (9-10 cm body + 15-18 cm tail streamers in males) endemic to Jamaica. Males have two extremely long, black tail feathers trailing behind in flight, a red bill, and iridescent green body. Jamaica's national bird. Nectarivore of forest and gardens.

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