Peruvian Racket-tail

Common name: Peruvian Racket-tail
Scientific name: Ocreatus peruanus
Clades: Heliantheini - Brilliants

Peruvian Racket-tails are 11 to 15 cm (4.3 to 5.9 in) long including the 7 to 8 cm (2.8 to 3.1 in) long outer tail feathers of the male, and weigh 2.5 to 2.7 g (0.088 to 0.095 oz).

Ecuador to Peru is home to the Peruvian Racket-tail. Besides having a short blackish bill, the male has a metallic-green body, black wings, and an elaborate tail with blunt "rackets" tipped on the outermost two rectrices. Females have a white tail with green speckles and a white-tipped tail with a lack of racketed detail. It is common for both sexes to exhibit tawny puffs on the legs, but the females are smaller. The Andes are home to this diminutive hummingbird that prefers humid woodland edges in mid-elevations.

Distribution in southeastern Ecuador and northeastern Peru, south to Huánuco.