Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Scale-throated Hermit

Ocreatus addae so với Phaethornis eurynome

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Rufous-booted Racket-tail Scale-throated Hermit
Tên Khoa Học Ocreatus addae Phaethornis eurynome
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 11,7 cm (4.6 in)
Khối Lượng 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 4,96 g (0.17 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn 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.
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Scale-throated Hermit only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Tiếng Hót

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

Scale-throated Hermit

Tiếng Hót

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.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

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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