Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Ocreatus addae comparé à Pampa pampa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Rufous-booted Racket-tail Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Nom scientifique Ocreatus addae Pampa pampa
Ordre Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famille Trochilidae Trochilidae
Statut de conservation Not Evaluated Not Evaluated
Longueur
Envergure
Poids 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 7,016666666666667 g (0.25 oz)
Régime alimentaire Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Hovering nectarivore of lowland and montane forest, probing Heliconia and garden flowers. Supplements with insects …
Taille de la couvée 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Aucun(e)

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing 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.

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Chant

Melodic, descending four-note phrase; clear flute-like tones stepping downward smoothly in relaxed progression.

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.

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

Found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Resident in montane forest undergrowth.

Statut de conservation

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Not Evaluated

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

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.

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

A large hummingbird (12-13 cm) found in humid foothill forests from southern Mexico to Guatemala. Green plumage with a wedge-shaped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers. Named for its distinctively wedge-shaped tail.

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