Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Green Hermit

Ocreatus addae comparé à Phaethornis guy

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Rufous-booted Racket-tail Green Hermit
Nom scientifique Ocreatus addae Phaethornis guy
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 11,8 cm (4.6 in)
Poids 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 5,416666666666667 g (0.19 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore trap-lining Heliconia patches in humid lowland forest. Supplements with arthropods for breeding protein demands.
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Aucun(e)

Green Hermit only

Aucun(e)

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Chant

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

Green Hermit

Chant

Harsh, screaming trill with urgent intensity; loud, rough notes escalating quickly during territorial disputes near flowers.

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.

Green Hermit

Found in humid foothill forests from Trinidad and Costa Rica south through Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador to Bolivia. 200–1,800 m.

Statut de conservation

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Green 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.

Green Hermit

A large hermit hummingbird (15-17 cm) found in humid montane forests from Central America to Peru at 400-2,000 m elevation. Brilliant green plumage with dark face mask and long, white-tipped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia and Passiflora flowers.

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