Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Peruvian Sheartail

Ocreatus addae so với Thaumastura cora

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Rufous-booted Racket-tail Peruvian Sheartail
Tên Khoa Học Ocreatus addae Thaumastura cora
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 8,1 cm (3.2 in)
Khối Lượng 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 2,4 g (0.08 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore hovering at low-growing flowers in coastal scrub. Supplements nectar diet with tiny spiders and …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Peruvian Sheartail 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.

Peruvian Sheartail

Tiếng Hót

Delicate, purring trill with silvery shimmer; thin high notes given softly near Peruvian Andean flowers at altitude.

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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.

Peruvian Sheartail

Found along the arid Pacific coast of Peru from Lima to Tacna. Resident in desert scrub and coastal gardens at low elevations.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Peruvian Sheartail

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Bộ Lông

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

Peruvian Sheartail

Bộ Lông

Sparkling Violetear (alt): males with deep iridescent violet gorget; metallic green body; iridescent ear patches; females green with spots

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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.

Peruvian Sheartail

A tiny hummingbird (7-8 cm plus elongated tail in males, total 13-14 cm) found in arid coastal Peru. Males have a deeply forked, sheartail-shaped tail with elongated outer feathers. Nectarivore of desert scrub and gardens. A Peruvian near-endemic of coastal Sechura desert habitats.

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