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Booted Racket-tail
The booted racket-tails are a small group of hummingbirds in the genus ''Ocreatus'' that was long considered to have only one species, ''O. underwoodii''. They are native to cloud forest edges in the South American Andes and Maritime Andes. They are relatively small (even compared to most other hummingbirds) and primarily iridescent green with white or rufous-buff leg-puffs ("boots"). The leg-puffs are more conspicuous in males, which also have a pair of dark bluish Racket (sports equipment), racket-shaped extensions to the tail. Taxonomy The genus ''Ocreatus'' was described by John Gould in 1846. During the 19th century, several populations were described as different species, but since the mid-20th century authorities generally only recognized a single widespread species, ''O. underwoodii'', with several subspecies. Research published in 2016, however, argued that three subspecies groups, ''addae'', ''annae'' and ''peruanus'', that are mostly allopatric (only ''peruanus'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-booted Racket-tail
The white-booted racket-tail (''Ocreatus underwoodii'') is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip [.xls zipped 1 MB] retrieved 27 May 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The white-booted racket-tail, as defined by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy, has five subspecies. They both include two more species in genus ''Ocreatus'', the Peruvian racket-tail (''O. peruanus'') and the Rufous-booted racket-tail (''O. addae''). However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) assigns the name "booted racket-tail" to ''O. underwoodii'' and includes those two taxa as su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
