About the Rufous-booted Racket-tail
The rufous-booted racket-tail is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
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All racket-tails have pronounced sexual dimorphism. Only the male has elongated outer rectrices (tail feathers) that have bare shafts with terminal flags. On both the annae and addae racket-tails, those feathers are decurved and cross; the flags are asymmetric ellipses. Male rufous-booted racket-tails are 11 to 15 cm (4.3 to 5.9 in) long including the 5.5 to 6 cm (2.2 to 2.4 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 rufous-booted racket-tails give "a diagnostic, descending, thin sweet trill, 'ti-tlee-ee-ee' single 'tsit' and 'trrt' notes."
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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