Racket-tipped Thorntail vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Discosura longicaudus 비교 대상 Ocreatus addae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Racket-tipped Thorntail Rufous-booted Racket-tail
학명 Discosura longicaudus Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Not Evaluated
체장
날개 폭 8.6 cm (3.4 in)
체중 3.35 g (0.12 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
식성 Nectarivore of Amazonian forest canopy. Forages at Inga and other legume flowers; supplements with small … Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from …
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Habitat Comparison

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Racket-tipped Thorntail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Racket-tipped Thorntail

노래

Melodic, ascending scale of clear notes; bright flute-like tones climbing smoothly, characteristic of morning territorial song.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

노래

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

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Geographic Range & Migration

Racket-tipped Thorntail

Found in humid lowland forest from Colombia and Venezuela east through the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil. 0–600 m.

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Racket-tipped Thorntail

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Racket-tipped Thorntail

깃털

Greenish Puffleg: males brilliant metallic green; glittering blue gorget; white flanks; white leg puffs; females green above with spots

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

깃털

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

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About These Birds

Racket-tipped Thorntail

수컷은 독특한 라켓 모양 끝을 가진 연장된 외부 꼬리 깃털을 가진 7–8cm(수컷은 긴 꼬리 라켓 포함) 소형 벌새로 베네수엘라에서 기아나를 거쳐 아마존까지 습윤 저지림에 서식한다. 삼림 수관부에서 꿀을 먹는다.

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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