Slender Sheartail vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Doricha enicura dibandingkan dengan Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Slender Sheartail Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Nama Ilmiah Doricha enicura Ocreatus addae
Ordo Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Famili Trochilidae Trochilidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Not Evaluated
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 7,3 cm (2.9 in)
Berat 2,4333333333333336 g (0.09 oz) 3,0 g (0.11 oz)
Diet Feeds on floral nectar from forest-edge blossoms, probing with its long decurved bill. Catches small … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Slender Sheartail only

None

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

None

Song & Call Comparison

Slender Sheartail

Kicauan

Thin, wavering sibilant trill; soft high buzzing with slight pulsing quality during courtship hover display.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Kicauan

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Slender Sheartail

Endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador at 1,200-2,500 m. Resident in montane scrub and forest edges.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Found in cloud forests of northern Bolivia and adjacent Peru and Brazil at 400–1,400 m elevation.

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Slender Sheartail

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Slender Sheartail

A tiny hummingbird (9-10 cm including elongated tail in males) endemic to the highlands of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador at 1,200-2,500 m. Males have extremely long, slender outer tail feathers. Nectarivore of montane scrub and garden flowers.

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.

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