Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Band-tailed Barbthroat

Ocreatus addae comparado com Threnetes ruckeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rufous-booted Racket-tail Band-tailed Barbthroat
Nome científico Ocreatus addae Threnetes ruckeri
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Not Evaluated Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 11,3 cm (4.4 in)
Peso 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 6,0 g (0.21 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore specialising in long curved tubular flowers; also hawks small flies and midges near forest …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Band-tailed Barbthroat only

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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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Canto

Crisp, emphatic single chip repeated at intervals; clear staccato note with sharp attack and brief resonant tail.

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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Found from southern Mexico through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. Resident in lowland forest and shaded streams.

Estado de conservação

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Band-tailed Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Plumagem

Bronze-green upperparts; pale buff underparts with dark throat; broad black-and-white banded tail with rufous base; blackish chin and throat with pale malar stripe; Central American species with boldly banded tail …

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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) with a decurved bill, found in humid lowland forests from Guatemala to northwestern Colombia. Green plumage with a pale breast band. Named for the barb-like feathers on its throat. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth, visiting Heliconia flowers.

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