Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Scale-throated Hermit

Ocreatus addae ile kıyaslandığında Phaethornis eurynome

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Rufous-booted Racket-tail Scale-throated Hermit
Bilimsel Ad Ocreatus addae Phaethornis eurynome
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Not Evaluated Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 11,7 cm (4.6 in)
Ağırlık 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 4,96 g (0.17 oz)
Beslenme 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.
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Hiçbiri

Scale-throated Hermit only

Hiçbiri

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Şarkı

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

Scale-throated Hermit

Şarkı

Buzzy, high-pitched trill sustained for several seconds; continuous vibrating note with little variation, insect-like quality.

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.

Scale-throated Hermit

Endemic to the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil from Minas Gerais south to Rio Grande do Sul. Found at 100–1,500 m.

Koruma Durumu

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Scale-throated Hermit

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.

Scale-throated Hermit

A medium-sized hermit hummingbird (14-15 cm) found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and eastern Paraguay. Green plumage with scaled throat pattern and long, white-tipped tail. Nectarivore of forest undergrowth and edges.

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