Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Black-throated Hermit

Ocreatus addae comparado com Phaethornis atrimentalis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-booted Racket-tail Black-throated Hermit
Nome científico Ocreatus addae Phaethornis atrimentalis
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Not Evaluated Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 7,7 cm (3.0 in)
Peso 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 2,8 g (0.10 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore of long-tubed lowland flowers, especially Heliconia. Gleans small insects and spiders from leaf surfaces.
Tamanho da postura 2 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Nenhum

Black-throated Hermit only

Nenhum

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Canto

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

Black-throated Hermit

Canto

Buzzy, insect-like trill with rapid modulation; high-frequency buzz sustained briefly then repeated after short pause.

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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.

Black-throated Hermit

Found in Amazonian foothills of Ecuador, Peru, and far western Brazil at 200–1,200 m. Uncommon and patchily distributed.

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Estado de conservação

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Black-throated Hermit

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Plumagem

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

Black-throated Hermit

Plumagem

Pale-tailed Barbthroat: buffy-white underparts; olive-green above; distinct pale buff supercilium; long graduated tail; slightly decurved pink-based bill

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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.

Black-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in humid lowland forests from Colombia to Peru and western Brazil. Dark throat patch contrasting with pale underparts. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting small Heliconia and Costus flowers along forest streams.

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