Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Mountain Avocetbill

Ocreatus addae comparado com Opisthoprora euryptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-booted Racket-tail Mountain Avocetbill
Nome científico Ocreatus addae Opisthoprora euryptera
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Not Evaluated Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 12,6 cm (5.0 in)
Peso 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 6,4 g (0.23 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of high montane forest; upturned bill tip accesses pendant epiphyte flowers. Gleans small insects …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Mountain Avocetbill only

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Mountain Avocetbill

Canto

Thin, high-pitched twittering; delicate cascade of light notes with silvery quality delivered during aerial foraging.

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.

Mountain Avocetbill

Found on both Andean slopes in Colombia and Ecuador in cloud forest at 2,000–3,200 m elevation. Uncommon.

Estado de conservação

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Mountain Avocetbill

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.

Mountain Avocetbill

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) with a distinctive upturned bill tip, unique among hummingbirds. Green plumage. Found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,400-3,500 m. Nectarivore specializing in pendant flowers. The only member of its genus.

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