Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Needle-billed Hermit

Ocreatus addae 比較対象 Phaethornis philippii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-booted Racket-tail Needle-billed Hermit
学名 Ocreatus addae Phaethornis philippii
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 11.4 cm (4.5 in)
体重 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 4.9 g (0.17 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein.
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

Needle-billed 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.

Needle-billed Hermit

さえずり

Soft, whispered twittering with delicate quality; barely audible sequence of minute high notes almost lost in ambient sound.

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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.

Needle-billed Hermit

Found in lowland rainforest of Peru and adjacent Bolivia in the upper Amazon basin. Sea level to 600 m elevation.

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保全状況

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Needle-billed 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

Needle-billed Hermit

羽毛

Minute Hermit: metallic green above; buff underparts; white postocular stripe; tiny size; decurved bill; streaked throat; pale belly

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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.

Needle-billed Hermit

アマゾン流域南西部のペルーとブラジルの熱帯雨林に生息するハチドリで、フィリップのハーミットとも呼ばれる。密生した林内に生息する。

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