Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Mexican Hermit

Ocreatus addae 比較対象 Phaethornis mexicanus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-booted Racket-tail Mexican Hermit
学名 Ocreatus addae Phaethornis mexicanus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 13.4 cm (5.3 in)
体重 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 4.5 g (0.16 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore adapted to curved corolla flowers via trap-lining. Supplements nectar with small spiders caught near …
一腹卵数 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

None

Mexican Hermit only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

さえずり

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

Mexican Hermit

さえずり

Rapid, buzzy trill rising in pitch; ascending cascade of rough notes gaining speed and urgency before abrupt stop.

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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.

Mexican Hermit

Endemic to northwestern Mexico in Sinaloa, Jalisco, and Nayarit in dry tropical forest. Sea level to 1,200 m elevation.

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保全状況

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Mexican Hermit

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

羽毛

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet: tiny; males with brilliant orange-gold belly; violet gorget; females green above; spotted buff below

Mexican Hermit

羽毛

Fiery-topaz: brilliant iridescent fiery-orange crown disc; violet-blue gorget; metallic green back; females with orange-rufous crown patch

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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.

Mexican Hermit

メキシコの太平洋岸低地林に生息するハチドリで、メキシコハーミットとも呼ばれる。乾燥した落葉林から湿潤な常緑林まで様々な環境に適応している。

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