Booted Racket-tail vs Allen's Hummingbird

Ocreatus underwoodii ile kıyaslandığında Selasphorus sasin

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Booted Racket-tail Allen's Hummingbird
Bilimsel Ad Ocreatus underwoodii Selasphorus sasin
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 8,5 cm (3.3 in) 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Ağırlık 2,8 g (0.10 oz) 3,1500000000000004 g (0.11 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore of Andean foothill forest; visits Ericaceae and Heliconia flowers. Catches small insects in aerial … Feeds on nectar from coastal sage scrub and forest flowers in California. Supplements diet with …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Booted Racket-tail

Şarkı

Melodic, rolling phrase with liquid quality; warm bubbly notes tumbling in pleasant continuous musical sequence.

Allen's Hummingbird

Şarkı

Deep, resonant churring trill; prolonged low buzzing sound carrying well across broad coastal mangroves.

Geographic Range & Migration

Booted Racket-tail

Widespread in Andean foothill and cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. 200–1,800 m.

Allen's Hummingbird

Breeds along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Partial migrant; some Channel Islands populations resident year-round.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Allen's Hummingbird

About These Birds

Booted Racket-tail

A small hummingbird (8-10 cm plus 5-7 cm tail rackets in males) widely distributed in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have long, wire-like outer tail feathers ending in dark blue racket tips and fluffy white leg puffs. A cloud forest icon.

Allen's Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) breeding along the Pacific coast from Oregon to southern California. Males have an orange-red throat and rufous flanks. Closely related to Rufous Hummingbird. Partial migrant; some populations resident on Channel Islands. Named after Thomas Allen.

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