Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Stripe-throated Hermit

Ocreatus addae comparado con Phaethornis striigularis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-booted Racket-tail Stripe-throated Hermit
Nombre científico Ocreatus addae Phaethornis striigularis
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 7,8 cm (3.1 in)
Peso 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 2,6399999999999997 g (0.09 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore adapted to curved corolla flowers via trap-lining. Supplements nectar with small spiders caught near …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Stripe-throated Hermit only

Ninguno

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Stripe-throated Hermit

Canto

Soft, melodic warbling with gentle rhythm; loose phrase of mellow notes rising and falling without rigid structure.

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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.

Stripe-throated Hermit

Widespread from southern Mexico through Central America to western Ecuador and northwestern Venezuela. Found at 0–1,500 m.

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Estado de conservación

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Stripe-throated Hermit

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Plumaje

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

Stripe-throated Hermit

Plumaje

Band-tailed Barbthroat: greenish-bronze above; white underparts; white supercilium; black-tipped reddish tail with white outer rectrices; hermit shape

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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.

Stripe-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (9-10 cm) found from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Peru. Striped throat, green upperparts, and rufous underparts with pale tail tips. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. One of the most widespread small hermits.

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