White-booted Racket-tail
Ocreatus underwoodii
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusOcreatus (Booted Racket-tails)
- SpeciesOcreatus underwoodii (White-booted Racket-tail)
About the 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. 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 subspecies of it. HBW also includes an eighth subspecies, O. u. annae. 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.
The five subspecies recognized by the IOC are: 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) All racket-tails have pronounced... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of White-booted Racket-tail in Los Nevados National Natural Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-booted Racket-tail in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-booted Racket-tail sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 456 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-booted Racket-tail in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for White-booted Racket-tail in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.