Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Sooty-capped Hermit

Ocreatus addae comparado con Phaethornis augusti

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-booted Racket-tail Sooty-capped Hermit
Nombre científico Ocreatus addae Phaethornis augusti
Orden Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familia Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservación Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 11,4 cm (4.5 in)
Peso 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 4,916666666666667 g (0.17 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore specializing in Heliconia and other curved tubular flowers. Supplements diet with small spiders and …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Ninguno

Sooty-capped Hermit only

Ninguno

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Sooty-capped Hermit

Canto

Rough, scratchy chatter with coarse texture; series of dry notes scraping together in loose rhythm near nest site.

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.

Sooty-capped Hermit

Found in arid scrub and forest edges of northern Venezuela and adjacent Colombia, including Margarita Island. Sea level to 1,200 m.

Estado de conservación

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Sooty-capped 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.

Sooty-capped Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in montane forests from Venezuela to Peru at 800-2,400 m elevation. Dark sooty cap contrasting with green body and rufous rump. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges. Known for its deep, resonant song.

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