Peruvian racket-tail
| Peruvian racket-tail | |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Female both in eastern Ecuador | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Ocreatus |
| Species: | O. peruanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocreatus peruanus (Gould, 1849) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Peruvian racket-tail (Ocreatus peruanus) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.