Listen to the White-booted racket-tail
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About the White-booted racket-tail
The White-booted racket-tail is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 1 g.
What does the White-booted racket-tail sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as chase call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a White-booted racket-tail sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the White-booted racket-tail on this page, including its chase call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the White-booted racket-tail endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-booted racket-tail as “least concern”.
What family does the White-booted racket-tail belong to?
The White-booted racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources & credits
- Chase call · Napo: km 11.6 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1077059 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-booted racket-tail – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Lip Kee – CC BY-SA 2.0