Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Dusky-throated Hermit

Ocreatus addae 比較対象 Phaethornis squalidus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-booted Racket-tail Dusky-throated Hermit
学名 Ocreatus addae Phaethornis squalidus
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 9.5 cm (3.7 in)
体重 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Feeds mainly on floral nectar, hovering at flowers; catches small arthropods for protein, especially during …
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

Dusky-throated 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.

Dusky-throated Hermit

さえずり

Soft, flowing trill with liquid quality; gentle modulation of tone creating pleasant musical effect in humid forest shade.

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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.

Dusky-throated Hermit

Found in southeastern Brazil in the Atlantic Forest from Bahia south to São Paulo. Resident in dense humid forest up to 1,200 m.

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保全状況

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Dusky-throated 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

Dusky-throated Hermit

羽毛

Tiny; green-bronze upperparts; pale buff underparts; dusky grey-brown throat contrasting with paler belly; pale supercilium; white-tipped elongated central tail feathers; small hermit with distinctively darkened throat region.

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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.

Dusky-throated Hermit

ブラジル東部の大西洋岸森林に生息する小型のハチドリで、Sqalidusのハーミットとも呼ばれる。山地の霧雨林に生息し、密生した低木の花から花蜜を採取する。

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