Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Pale-bellied Hermit

Ocreatus addae ile kıyaslandığında Phaethornis anthophilus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Rufous-booted Racket-tail Pale-bellied Hermit
Bilimsel Ad Ocreatus addae Phaethornis anthophilus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Not Evaluated Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 11,4 cm (4.5 in)
Ağırlık 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 5,166666666666667 g (0.18 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore adapted to curved corolla flowers via trap-lining. Supplements nectar with small spiders caught near …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Hiçbiri

Pale-bellied Hermit only

Hiçbiri

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Şarkı

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

Pale-bellied Hermit

Şarkı

Soft, pure tones in slow deliberate sequence; each note clearly separated, musical and unhurried, issued at twilight.

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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.

Pale-bellied Hermit

Found in northern Colombia and Venezuela in dry deciduous forest and scrub. Sea level to 1,000 m elevation.

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Koruma Durumu

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Pale-bellied Hermit

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Tuy

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

Pale-bellied Hermit

Tuy

Baron's Hermit: sooty brown overall; buffy-white supercilium; pale-streaked throat; rufous belly patch; elongated decurved black 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.

Pale-bellied Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (12-14 cm) found in dry forests and scrublands of Colombia, Venezuela, and Panama. Pale belly, green upperparts, and a long curved bill. Nectarivore of dry forest undergrowth and edges. One of the few hermits adapted to arid habitats.

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