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Peruvian Racket-tail

Ocreatus peruanus

Not Evaluated · IUCN Red List

NENot EvaluatedInvertebratesCup nestTiny · 3 g
Peruvian Racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus), photo 1
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0
Peruvian Racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus), photo 2
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0
Peruvian Racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus), photo 3
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0
Peruvian Racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus), photo 4
Photo: Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK · CC BY 2.0
Peruvian Racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus), photo 5
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0

What the Peruvian Racket-tail sounds like

Sonogram of the Peruvian Racket-tail: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call, chase call · Napo: km 11.6 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Peruvian Racket-tail: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: Filo de Chumbiriatza, tepui 4.5 km SW Las Orchideas, above "Cabañas Yankuam", Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

All racket-tails have pronounced sexual dimorphism. Only the male has elongated outer rectrices (tail feathers) that have bare shafts with terminal flags. On the Peruvian racket-tail, those feathers are straight and do not cross; the flags are narrow ovals that slightly overlap. Male Peruvian racket-tails are 11 to 15 cm (4.3 to 5.9 in) long including the 7 to 8 cm (2.8 to 3.1 in) long outer tail feathers, and weigh 2.5 to 2.7 g (0.088 to 0.095 oz). Females are 7.6 to 9 cm (3.0 to 3.5 in) long and weigh 2.6 to 3.2 g (0.092 to 0.11 oz). Voice: Both male and female Peruvian racket-tails give "a diagnostic, descending, thin sweet trill, 'ti-tlee-ee-ee' single 'tsit' and 'trrt' notes."

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Peruvian Racket-tail

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Peruvian Racket-tail

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Ecuador Peru Colombia

About the Peruvian Racket-tail

The Peruvian racket-tail is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Rufous-booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus addae) Rufous-booted Racket-tailOcreatus addaeAll racket-tails have pronounced sexual dimorphism. White-booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) White-booted Racket-tailOcreatus underwoodiiAll racket-tails have pronounced sexual dimorphism.

Side by side: Peruvian Racket-tail vs White-booted Racket-tail · Peruvian Racket-tail vs Rufous-booted Racket-tail

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