Slender Sheartail vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Doricha enicura 비교 대상 Ocreatus addae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Slender Sheartail Rufous-booted Racket-tail
학명 Doricha enicura Ocreatus addae
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Not Evaluated
체장
날개 폭 7.3 cm (2.9 in)
체중 2.4333333333333336 g (0.09 oz) 3.0 g (0.11 oz)
식성 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

공유 서식지

Slender Sheartail only

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Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Song & Call Comparison

Slender Sheartail

노래

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

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

노래

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.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Slender Sheartail

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

About These Birds

Slender Sheartail

9–10 cm(수컷은 연장된 꼬리 포함)의 소형 벌새로 해발 1,200–2,500m의 과테말라·온두라스·엘살바도르 고지 고유종. 수컷은 매우 길고 가늘고 긴 외부 꼬리 깃털을 가진다. 산지 관목지와 정원 꽃에서 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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