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Buffy Hummingbird

Leucippus fallax

Least Concern

طول الجناح

12,0 cm

الوزن

5,533333333333334 g

الفصيلة

Trochilidae

الرتبة

Caprimulgiformes

حول

A medium-sized hummingbird (9-10 cm) found in dry scrub and arid habitats of Colombia and Venezuela. Buffy-brown plumage, drab for a hummingbird. Nectarivore of arid scrub, cactus flowers, and gardens. One of the few hummingbirds adapted to dry, desert-like environments.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
طول الجناح	12,0 cm	4.7 in
الوزن	5,533333333333334 g	0.20 oz

التعرف

الريش

Greater Roadrunner: brown-streaked above; white below with dark streaks; bare blue-red orbital skin; long tail; shaggy crest; runs fast

Habitat & Range

🏖️ Coastal

النطاق الجغرافي

Found in dry scrub and arid habitats of Colombia and Venezuela. Resident in desert-like coastal environments.

Diet & Feeding

Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders caught in flight.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 20-23 days. Fledging: 21-25 days.

عدد البيض في الوضع

1-2

الصوت

الغناء

Thin, sibilant buzz with wavering quality; soft high trill with gentle tremolo near blossoming shrubs.

التصنيف

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
الرتبة	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
الفصيلة	Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Genus	Leucippus
الأنواع	Leucippus fallax

Distribution

Buffy Hummingbird has been recorded in 3 countries.

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موجود Not recorded