Booted racket-tail  (Ocreatus underwoodii)

Booted racket-tail in flight, preparing to feed on flowers

Facts

Previously known as:Ornismya underwoodii
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Apodiformes
Family Trochilidae
Genus Ocreatus (1)

Status

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description

Species information is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. CITES (June, 2007)
    http://www.cites.org