Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Band-tailed Barbthroat

Ocreatus addae so với Threnetes ruckeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Rufous-booted Racket-tail Band-tailed Barbthroat
Tên Khoa Học Ocreatus addae Threnetes ruckeri
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Trochilidae Trochilidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 11,3 cm (4.4 in)
Khối Lượng 3,0 g (0.11 oz) 6,0 g (0.21 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn 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 …
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

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Band-tailed Barbthroat 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.

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Tiếng Hót

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

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.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Band-tailed Barbthroat

How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Bộ Lông

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 …

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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