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Peruvian racket-tail

Ocreatus peruanus (Gould, 1849)

Status not recordedbirds

The peruvian racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes.

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Quick facts about the peruvian racket-tail

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the peruvian racket-tail live?

Not recorded

Is the peruvian racket-tail endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the peruvian racket-tail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusOcreatus
  7. SpeciesOcreatus peruanus (Gould, 1849)

Synonyms Ocreatus underwoodii peruanus, Spathura cissiura, Spathura peruana

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • ذيل المضرب البيروفيArabic
  • papučka peruánskáCzech
  • Brunkvastet SpatelhaleDanish
  • PeruflaggensylpheGerman
  • perua flagkolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí de raquetas peruanoSpanish
  • Haut-de-chausses du PérouFrench
  • Peruvinis kolibris vėliavnešysLithuanian
  • Peruaans VlagstaartpluimbroekjeDutch
  • peruvimpelstjertNorwegian
  • furczak rdzawopióryPolish
  • colibri-de-raquetes-peruanoPortuguese
  • papučkavec peruánskySlovak
  • peruflaggkolibriSwedish
  • колібрі-пухоніг перуанськийUkrainian
  • 秘鲁盘尾蜂鸟Chinese
  • Colibrí Cola de Raqueta PeruanoSpanish
  • beija-flor-de-raquetes-peruanoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the peruvian racket-tail

Other species in the same genus Ocreatus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the peruvian racket-tail?

The peruvian racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Peruvian racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/peruvian-racket-tail

MLA

“Peruvian racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/peruvian-racket-tail.

BibTeX
@misc{peruvian_racket_tail_2026,
  title = {Peruvian racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/peruvian-racket-tail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}