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Booted Racket-tail

Ocreatus underwoodii · Trochilidae · Apodiformes

Best monthsJan–Feb · Novmost records
Records81,788in 2 countries
Most seen inColombia46,764 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Booted Racket-tail
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About

Booted Racket-tail in brief

The booted racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) is a bird of the Trochilidae family — species of bird.

Across the 2 countries we cover it has 81,788 published records, most of them from Colombia and Ecuador. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, February and November.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Colombia46,764 records · best May, Feb
Ecuador35,024 records · best Feb, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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