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Rufous-booted Racket-tail

Ocreatus addae (Bourcier, J 1846)

The rufous-booted racket-tail is usually considered a species of hummingbird. It is found from central Peru to Bolivia. It is named in honour of Mrs Adda Wilson. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Ocreatus
Scientific:
  Ocreatus addae

Original description

Citation:
  (Bourcier, J 1846)

Reference:
   Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne 9 p.312

Protonym:
  Trochilus Addae

Type locality:
  Bolivia

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19647#page/326/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8DF99F2BF3ABC375

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8DF99F2B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8DF99F2B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 693836

Geographic range:

  • Ocreatus addae: montane cloud forest in the Andes from central-south Peru, in Pasco, and Cerros del Sira, in western Ucayali, southeastward to central Bolivia, to western Santa Cruz and northern Chuquisaca
  • Ocreatus addae addae: east slope of the Andes of Bolivia (La Paz southward to northern Chuquisaca)
  • Ocreatus addae annae: east slope of the Andes of central and southern Peru (Pasco southward to Puno)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Afrikaans:
Rooibeenknopstertjie
Bulgarian:
Червенокрако шпатулоопашато колибри
Catalan:
colibrí cua de fulla bota-rogenc
Czech:
papučka bolivijská
Danish:
Rustkvastet Spatelhale
German:
Rotschenkel-Flaggensylphe
Esperanto:
rufbota flagkolibro
Spanish:
Colibrí de Raquetas Faldirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Colibrí de raquetas faldirrojo
Estonian:
lõuna-lippsabakoolibri
French:
Haut-de-chausses de Bolivie
Indonesian:
Kolibri-panji setiwel-merah
Dutch:
Vlagstaartroestpluimbroekje
Norwegian:
inkavimpelstjert
Polish:
furczak krótkopióry
Portuguese:
beija-flor-de-raquetes-meridional
Portuguese (Portugal):
colibri-de-raquetes-meridional
Slovak:
papučkavec hrdzavonohý
Serbian:
Riđonogi čizmasti kolibri
Swedish:
boliviaflaggkolibri
Turkish:
Kızıl Botlu Raketkuyruk
Ukrainian:
колібрі-пухоніг болівійський
Chinese:
棕靴盘尾蜂鸟

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rufous-booted Racket-tail ( Ocreatus addae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Rufous-booted Racket-tail ( Ocreatus addae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Rufous-booted Racket-tail ( Ocreatus addae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Rufous-booted Racket-tail ( Ocreatus addae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Booted Racket-tail [addae or annae] ( Ocreatus underwoodii [addae or annae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Booted Racket-tail [addae or annae] ( Ocreatus underwoodii [addae or annae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rufous-booted Racket-tail ( Ocreatus addae) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Rufous-booted Racket-tail ( Ocreatus addae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Rufous-booted Racket-tail ( Ocreatus addae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Rufous-booted Racket-tail ( Ocreatus addae) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Rufous-booted Racket-tail ( Ocreatus addae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Rufous-booted Racket-tail ( Ocreatus addae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Rufous-booted Racket-tail ( Ocreatus addae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Rufous-booted Racket-tail ( Ocreatus addae) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Ocreatus [addae or peruanus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Rooibeenknopstertjie
Bulgarian: Червенокрако шпатулоопашато колибри
Catalan: colibrí cua de fulla bota-rogenc
Czech: papučka bolivijská
Danish: Rustkvastet Spatelhale
German: Rotschenkel-Flaggensylphe
English: Booted Racket-tail [addae or annae], Rufous-booted Racket-tail
English (Avilist): Rufous-booted Racket-tail
English, HBW: Booted Racket-tail (Anna's/Adda's)
English (IOC): Rufous-booted Racket-tail
English (United States): Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Esperanto: rufbota flagkolibro
Spanish: Colibrí de Raquetas Faldirrojo
Spanish (Ecuador): Colarraqueta Muslirrufo
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí de raquetas faldirrojo
Spanish (Peru): Colibrí Cola de Raqueta de Botas Rufas
Estonian: lõuna-lippsabakoolibri
French: Haut-de-chausses à palettes (Bolivie), Haut-de-chausses à palettes [addae ou annae], Haut-de-chausses de Bolivie
French (Guyane): Haut-de-chausses de Bolivie
Indonesian: Kolibri-panji setiwel-merah
Scientific: Ocreatus addae, Ocreatus underwoodii [addae or annae], Ocreatus underwoodii addae, Trochilus Addae
Dutch: Vlagstaartroestpluimbroekje
Norwegian: inkavimpelstjert
Polish: furczak krótkopióry
Portuguese: beija-flor-de-raquetes-meridional
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-de-raquetes-meridional
Slovak: papučkavec hrdzavonohý
Serbian: Riđonogi čizmasti kolibri
Swedish: boliviaflaggkolibri
Turkish: Kızıl Botlu Raketkuyruk
Ukrainian: колібрі-пухоніг болівійський
Chinese: 棕靴盘尾蜂鸟

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