🐦

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird

Schistes geoffroyi

Least Concern
Flügelspannweite
9,8 cm
Gewicht
3,8 g
Familie
Trochilidae
Ordnung
Caprimulgiformes

Über uns

A small hummingbird (8-9 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia at 1,000-2,500 m. Green plumage with a wedge-shaped bill. Nectarivore of forest canopy and edges. The name refers to its laterally compressed, wedge-like bill tip.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Flügelspannweite 9,8 cm 3.9 in
Gewicht 3,8 g 0.13 oz

Identifizierung

Gefieder

Rufous-crested Coquette: males with shining rufous crest; glittering green gorget; bronze-green back; females with smaller rufous crest

Habitat & Range

Geografisches Verbreitungsgebiet

Found on the eastern Andean slope from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 800–2,000 m.

Diet & Feeding

Nectarivore of hilly forest interiors, probing small tubular blooms. Supplements with arthropods gleaned from bark and foliage.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Verhalten & Brutverhalten

Nistverhalten

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 15-16 days. Fledging: 20-22 days.

Gelegegröße

2

Lautgebung

Gesang

Dry, clicking trill with mechanical regularity; rapid staccato notes evenly spaced in steady rhythm throughout day.

Taxonomie

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordnung Caprimulgiformes (Nachtschwalben und Segler)
Familie Trochilidae (Kolibris)
Genus Schistes
Arten Schistes geoffroyi

Distribution

Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird has been recorded in 4 countries.

{# Distribution Map — simplified SVG world map with highlighted countries. Expects `country_codes` variable: list of ISO alpha-2 codes (e.g. ["US", "CA", "MX"]). Uses Alpine.js to toggle classes on country paths. #}
Vorhanden Not recorded
{# Simplified country/region shapes — major landmasses with ISO alpha-2 data attributes. These are simplified polygon representations for visual distribution display. #}

countries highlighted

External Databases

Häufig gestellte Fragen

What does the Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird eat?
Nectarivore of hilly forest interiors, probing small tubular blooms. Supplements with arthropods gleaned from bark and foliage.
Where does the Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird live?
Found on the eastern Andean slope from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 800–2,000 m.
Is the Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird endangered?
The Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird nest?
Nest type: CP. Incubation: 15-16 days. Fledging: 20-22 days.
What does the Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird sound like?
Dry, clicking trill with mechanical regularity; rapid staccato notes evenly spaced in steady rhythm throughout day.
How big is the Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird?
The Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird has a wingspan of 9.8 cm, weight of 3.8 g.
What order and family does the Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird belong to?
The Eastern Wedge-billed Hummingbird (Schistes geoffroyi) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Trochilidae.

Similar Birds

Other species in the Trochilidae family

Vergleichen

Explore More

Explore the Nature FYI Family