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Sooty Barbthroat

Threnetes niger

Least Concern

طول الجناح

11,8 cm

الوزن

5,8 g

الفصيلة

Trochilidae

الرتبة

Caprimulgiformes

حول

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-12 cm) found in humid lowland forests of the eastern Amazon basin and the Guianas. Dark sooty-green plumage. Nectarivore of dense forest undergrowth. One of the least known hermit hummingbirds due to its restricted range in remote forests.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
طول الجناح	11,8 cm	4.6 in
الوزن	5,8 g	0.20 oz

التعرف

الريش

Dark sooty-brown and green upperparts; sooty-dark throat and breast; belly pale grey-buff; tail dark with pale tip; Guiana region endemic; distinctly darker and sootier below than other barbthroats with heavily pigmented throat and breast.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland

النطاق الجغرافي

Found in a restricted range in northeastern Brazil and adjacent French Guiana. Resident in coastal rainforest. Rare and locally distributed.

Diet & Feeding

Primarily nectarivore visiting tubular flowers; supplements diet with small insects and spiders for protein.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 16-18 days. Fledging: 23-24 days.

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الصوت

الغناء

Melodic, descending whistle with rich timbre; smooth pure tone dropping gracefully through several semitones then fading.

التصنيف

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

Distribution

Sooty Barbthroat has been recorded in 2 countries.

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موجود Not recorded