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;[[: Category:Ocreatus|Ocreatus]] underwoodii | ;[[: Category:Ocreatus|Ocreatus]] underwoodii | ||
| − | + | '''Alternative Name: Racket-tailed Puffleg''' | |
[[Image:Booted_Racket-tail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult male <br />Photo by cfagyal<br />Location: Tandayapa, [[Ecuador]] ]] | [[Image:Booted_Racket-tail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult male <br />Photo by cfagyal<br />Location: Tandayapa, [[Ecuador]] ]] | ||
[[Image:Booted_racket-tail_female_by_Megan_Perkins.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Adult female <br />Photo by Megan Perkins<br />Location: Tandayapa, [[Ecuador]] ]] | [[Image:Booted_racket-tail_female_by_Megan_Perkins.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Adult female <br />Photo by Megan Perkins<br />Location: Tandayapa, [[Ecuador]] ]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | '''Male''' - iridescent green above, golden flashes, purple underparts, white above legs, long tail streamers ending in blue spoon shaped rackets, long pointed bill, dark iris. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Venezuela]] | + | [[Venezuela]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Colombia]] and [[Eucador]] along the mountains. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Eight subspecies are recognized, ''underwoodii'', ''polystictus'', ''discifer'', ''addae'', ''incommodus'', ''annae'', ''peruanus'', and ''melanantherus''. | Eight subspecies are recognized, ''underwoodii'', ''polystictus'', ''discifer'', ''addae'', ''incommodus'', ''annae'', ''peruanus'', and ''melanantherus''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Rainforest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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- Ocreatus underwoodii
Alternative Name: Racket-tailed Puffleg
Identification
Male - iridescent green above, golden flashes, purple underparts, white above legs, long tail streamers ending in blue spoon shaped rackets, long pointed bill, dark iris.
Distribution
Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Eucador along the mountains.
Taxonomy
Eight subspecies are recognized, underwoodii, polystictus, discifer, addae, incommodus, annae, peruanus, and melanantherus.
Habitat
Rainforest.
