Rufous-booted Racket-tail vs Cinnamon-throated Hermit

Ocreatus addae 对比 Phaethornis nattereri

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Rufous-booted Racket-tail Cinnamon-throated Hermit
学名 Ocreatus addae Phaethornis nattereri
Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Trochilidae Trochilidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体长
翼展 8.6 cm (3.4 in)
体重 3.0 g (0.11 oz) 2.8 g (0.10 oz)
食性 Nectarivore of Bolivian and Peruvian cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and bromeliads. Gleans small insects from … Nectarivore following trap-lining routes through Heliconia and Costus flowers. Catches small arthropods for protein.
产卵数 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Rufous-booted Racket-tail only

Cinnamon-throated Hermit only

Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

鸣唱

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

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

鸣唱

Pure, sustained whistle with bell-like clarity; single note held steadily then gently fading, given from tall forest perch.

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.

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

Endemic to the cerrado and caatinga transition zones of central and northeastern Brazil. Found at 200–800 m elevation.

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Least Concern

Cinnamon-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.

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

A small hermit hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in dry scrubland and gallery forests of central Brazil and eastern Bolivia. Cinnamon-orange throat, green upperparts, and rufous underparts. Nectarivore adapted to cerrado and transition forest habitats.

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