Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Band-tailed Barbthroat

Ocreatus addae ile kıyaslandığında Threnetes ruckeri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Rufous-booted Racket-tail Band-tailed Barbthroat
Bilimsel Ad Ocreatus addae Threnetes ruckeri
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Not Evaluated Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 11,3 cm (4.4 in)
Ağırlık 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 6,0 g (0.21 oz)
Beslenme 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 …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Hiçbiri

Band-tailed Barbthroat 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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Şarkı

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

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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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

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

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Koruma Durumu

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Band-tailed Barbthroat

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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

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Tuy

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 …

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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.

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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