Ocreatus underwoodii
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Superordo: Caprimulgimorphae
Ordo: Apodiformes
Familia: Trochilidae
Subfamilia: Trochilinae
Genus: Ocreatus
Species: Ocreatus underwoodii
Subspecies: O. u. discifer – O. u. incommodus – O. u. melanantherus – O. u. polystictus – O. u. underwoodii
Synonyms: O. u. ambiguus – included in incommodus.
Name
Ocreatus underwoodii (Lesson, 1832)
Type locality: Brazil? = Bogotá.
Synonymy
Ornismya underwoodii (protonym)
References
Primary references
Lesson, R.P. 1832. Les trochilidées: ou, Les colibris et les oiseaux-mouches, suivis d'un Index général, dans lequel sont décrites et classées méthodiquement toutes les races et espèces du genre Trochilus. Arthus Bertrand. Paris. i–iv, 1–171, i–xliii Index, pl. 1–66 BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.102740 Reference page. p. 105 pl. 37.
Additional references
Schuchmann, K-L., Weller, A-A. & Jürgens, D. 2016. Biogeography and taxonomy of racket-tail hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae: Ocreatus): evidence for species delimitation from morphology and display behavior. Zootaxa 4200(1): 83–108. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.1.3. Reference page.
Vernacular names
català: Colibrí cua de fulla
Cymraeg: Sïedn bacsiog llwygynffon
Deutsch: Flaggensylphe
English: White-booted Racket-tail
español: Colibrí de Raquetas
فارسی: دمپارویی پاپر
suomi: Lippupyrstökolibri
français: Haut-de-chausses à palettes
magyar: Lobogós kolibri
Nederlands: Vlagstaartwitpluimbroekje
polski: Furczak
русский: Знаменщик Ундервуда
svenska: Vittofsad flaggkolibri
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.[3][4]
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).[3] 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 subspecies of it. HBW also includes an eighth subspecies, O. u. annae.[5] The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC) follows the eight-subspecies model but has requested a proposal to elevate puruanus, addae, and annae to species status.[6]
The five subspecies recognized by the IOC are:[3]
O. u. polystictus Todd (1942)
O. u. discifer Heine (1863)
O. u. underwoodii Lesson (1832)
O. u. incommodus Kleinschmidt (1943)
O. u. melanantherus Jardine (1851)
Description
On the northwest slope of the Andes in Ecuador showing its iridescent green throat patch and oval shaped flags at the end of its outer tail feathers
All racket-tails have pronounced sexual dimorphism. Only the male has elongated outer rectrices (tail feathers). These tail feathers have bare shafts with long terminal oval flags. In all five subspecies of white-booted racket-tail those feathers are straight and do not cross; the flags slightly overlap. Both sexes of all have greenish upperparts without a glittering forehead, and all have white leg puffs. Males have a greenish gray throat and a solid green belly. Male white-booted 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).[7][8]
The subspecies of male white-booted racket-tails differ in the color and shape of the tail flags; females differ in the pattern of green spots on their white throat and belly. These differences are:[7]
O. u. polystictus (male) bluish black oval flags, (female) heavily spotted
O. u. discifer (male) bluish to turquoise-black oval flags, (female) medium density of fine spots
O. u. underwoodii (male) bluish to turquoise-black oval flags, (female) medium spotted
O. u. incommodus (male) bluish black oval flags, (female) medium to scarcely spotted
O. u. melanantherus (male) bluish black oval to round flags, (female) unspotted
Distribution and habitat
Ocreatus underwoodii melanantherus
The subspecies of white-booted racket-tail are found thus:[3][8]
O. u. polystictus, the Venezuelan Coastal Range between Carabobo and Miranda states
O. u. discifer, northwestern Venezuela and adjoining northern Colombia
O. u. underwoodii, Colombia's Eastern Andes
O. u. incommodus, Colombia's Central and Western Andes
O. u. melanantherus, the Andean Pacific slope from Colombia's Nariño Department to southwestern Ecuador
The white-booted racket-tail inhabits the temperate and subtropical Andes. It favors the edges of humid to wet forest but is also found in the forest interior and in more open secondary forest. It is most numerous at elevations between 1,600 and 2,200 m (5,200 and 7,200 ft) but is found as low as 600 m (2,000 ft) and as high as 4,000 m (13,000 ft).[8]
Behavior
Movement
The white-booted racket-tail makes seasonal elevational movements after breeding.[8]
Feeding
The white-booted racket-tail typically forages between 6 and 18 m (20 and 60 ft) above the ground. It takes nectar from a variety of plants such as those of genera Palicourea, Clusia, Inga, and Cavendishia. Often several birds will feed close together. In addition to feeding on nectar it captures small insects by hawking from a perch.[8]
Breeding
The white-booted racket-tail breeds at least between January and April in Colombia but probably breeds at any time during the year. It makes a tiny cup nest of plant fiber and lichen, typically on a horizontal twig 6 to 8 m (20 to 30 ft) above the ground. The female incubates the clutch of two eggs for 16 to 17 days; fledging occurs 19 to 22 days after hatch.[8]
Dickcissel male perched on a metal pole singing, with neck stretched and beak open.
Songs and calls
Listen to white-booted racket-tail on xeno-canto
Vocalization
Both male and female white-booted racket-tails give "a diagnostic, descending, thin sweet trill, 'ti-tlee-ee-ee' [and] single 'tsit' and 'trrt' notes."[8]
Status
The IUCN follows HBW taxonomy and so recognizes only one species of Ocreatus as the booted racket-tail. It has assessed the species as being of Least Concern. It has a large range, and though its population size is not known it is believed to be stable. No immediate threats are known.[1] It is a very common species and occurs in several protected areas.[8]
References
BirdLife International (2016). "Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22687968A93177284. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687968A93177284.en. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
"Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2022). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 12.1. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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
Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ retrieved November 10, 2022
Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 July 2022. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved July 24, 2022
Schuchmann, Karl-L.; Weller, André-A.; Jürgens, Dietmar (2016). "Biogeography and taxonomy of racket-tail hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae: Ocreatus): Evidence for species delimitation from morphology and display behavior". Zootaxa. 4200 (1): 83. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4200.1.3. PMID 27988640.
Schuchmann, K.L. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bortai1.01 retrieved 4 May 2022
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