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*Iridescent green above with golden flashes | *Iridescent green above with golden flashes | ||
*Purple underparts | *Purple underparts | ||
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*Long tail streamers ending in blue spoon shaped rackets | *Long tail streamers ending in blue spoon shaped rackets | ||
*Long pointed bill | *Long pointed bill | ||
*Dark iris | *Dark iris | ||
| − | * | + | *Variation: |
| − | '''Female''' | + | **White thighs and undertail coverts in the northernmost five subspecies |
| + | **Buff to rufous thighs and undertail coverts in the southern three subspecies.<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''' | ||
| + | *Similar to male but with | ||
| + | *White underparts, flecked with green along the sides and flanks | ||
| + | *Green tail shorter than male, lacks rackets, but deep fork with white tips to outher [[Topography#General_Anatomy|rectrices]] | ||
| + | *Head has dark side with a narrow white and a narrow black stripe in the [[Topography#Heads|malar]] region | ||
| + | *Variation in thigh and undertail colors same as in male | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Booted_Racket-tail.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Adult male <br />Photo by {{user|cfagyal|cfagyal}}<br />Tandayapa, [[Ecuador]], September 2004]] | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]]. | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Booted_racket-tail_female_by_Megan_Perkins.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Adult female <br />Photo by Megan Perkins<br />Tandayapa, [[Ecuador]], February 2005]] |
Eight subspecies are recognized: | Eight subspecies are recognized: | ||
*''O. u. polystictus'': | *''O. u. polystictus'': | ||
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*''O. u. incommodus'': | *''O. u. incommodus'': | ||
:*Western and Central Andes of [[Colombia]] | :*Western and Central Andes of [[Colombia]] | ||
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*''O. u. melanantherus'': | *''O. u. melanantherus'': | ||
:*Andes of [[Ecuador]] | :*Andes of [[Ecuador]] | ||
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:*Yungas of [[Bolivia]] (La Paz to Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca) | :*Yungas of [[Bolivia]] (La Paz to Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Subtropical | + | [[Image:Booted racket-tail DSC7997.jpg|thumb|350px|right|A 'southern' male<br />Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}}<br />Machu Pichu, [[Peru]], July 2009 ]] |
| + | Subtropical to temperate forest, more likely at edges, ravines, roads, etc than at deep forest interior. May use second growth to rainforest, cloud forest, elfin forest, and coffee plantations. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Usually seen alone, but may occur together with other hummingbirds at large, flowering trees. Except at such trees, will seek nectar mostly low to at mid height in canopy. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | Includes nectar. Readily visits garden feeders. | + | Includes nectar and insects. Readily visits garden feeders. |
| − | + | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | # Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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- Ocreatus underwoodii
Alternative Name: Racket-tailed Puffleg
Identification
Male
- Iridescent green above with golden flashes
- Purple underparts
- Long tail streamers ending in blue spoon shaped rackets
- Long pointed bill
- Dark iris
- Variation:
- White thighs and undertail coverts in the northernmost five subspecies
- Buff to rufous thighs and undertail coverts in the southern three subspecies.
Female
- Similar to male but with
- White underparts, flecked with green along the sides and flanks
- Green tail shorter than male, lacks rackets, but deep fork with white tips to outher rectrices
- Head has dark side with a narrow white and a narrow black stripe in the malar region
- Variation in thigh and undertail colors same as in male
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Colored "pufflegs" are found from eastern Ecuador to Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Eight subspecies are recognized:
- O. u. polystictus:
- Coastal mountains of northern Venezuela (Carabobo to Miranda)
- O. u. discifer:
- O. u. underwoodii:
- Eastern Andes of Colombia
- O. u. incommodus:
- Western and Central Andes of Colombia
- O. u. melanantherus:
- Andes of Ecuador
- O. u. peruanus:
- O. u. annae:
- Andes of central and southern Peru
- O. u. addae:
- Yungas of Bolivia (La Paz to Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca)
Habitat
Subtropical to temperate forest, more likely at edges, ravines, roads, etc than at deep forest interior. May use second growth to rainforest, cloud forest, elfin forest, and coffee plantations.
Behaviour
Usually seen alone, but may occur together with other hummingbirds at large, flowering trees. Except at such trees, will seek nectar mostly low to at mid height in canopy.
Diet
Includes nectar and insects. Readily visits garden feeders.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Booted Racket-tail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Booted_Racket-tail
