Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Mountain Avocetbill

Ocreatus addae से तुलना Opisthoprora euryptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Rufous-booted Racket-tail Mountain Avocetbill
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ocreatus addae Opisthoprora euryptera
गण Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
कुल Trochilidae Trochilidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Not Evaluated Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 12.6 cm (5.0 in)
वजन 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 6.4 g (0.23 oz)
आहार Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of high montane forest; upturned bill tip accesses pendant epiphyte flowers. Gleans small insects …
अंडों की संख्या 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Mountain Avocetbill only

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

गीत

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

Mountain Avocetbill

गीत

Thin, high-pitched twittering; delicate cascade of light notes with silvery quality delivered during aerial foraging.

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.

Mountain Avocetbill

Found on both Andean slopes in Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest at 2,000–3,200 m elevation. Uncommon.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Mountain Avocetbill

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.

Mountain Avocetbill

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) with a distinctive upturned bill tip, unique among hummingbirds. Green plumage. Found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,400-3,500 m. Nectarivore specializing in pendant flowers. The only member of its genus.

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