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Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Chalybura urochrysia

Least Concern
Envergadura
13,0 cm
Peso
6,55 g
Familia
Trochilidae
Orden
Caprimulgiformes
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Colibrí de pies morados (Chalybura urochrysia), 10–11 cm. Macho verde metálico brillante; flancos verde oscuro; pies lilas-rosados. Habita en bordes de selva húmeda de Costa Rica a Colombia y Ecuador. Se alimenta de néctar. Pies de coloración peculiar; carácter diagnóstico del género.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 13,0 cm 5.1 in
Peso 6,55 g 0.23 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Buff-crested Bustard: pale buff-white below; brown-vermiculated above; black and white crest; males with erectile feathers; large

Habitat & Range

Distribución geográfica

Found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean and Pacific lowland forests.

Diet & Feeding

Nectarivore of humid Central American and Colombian lowland forest. Takes insects and spiders to supplement floral nectar.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CP.

Sonido

Canto

Thin, high-pitched chip barely audible; minute staccato notes cascading gently near dense flowering shrubbery.

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Caprimulgiformes (Chotacabras y Vencejos)
Familia Trochilidae (Colibríes)
Genus Chalybura
Especies Chalybura urochrysia

Distribution

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer has been recorded in 3 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer eat?
Nectarivore of humid Central American and Colombian lowland forest. Takes insects and spiders to supplement floral nectar.
Where does the Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer live?
Found in humid lowland forests from Honduras to Ecuador. Resident in Caribbean and Pacific lowland forests.
Is the Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer endangered?
The Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer nest?
Nest type: CP.
What does the Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer sound like?
Thin, high-pitched chip barely audible; minute staccato notes cascading gently near dense flowering shrubbery.
How big is the Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer?
The Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer has a wingspan of 13.0 cm, weight of 6.55 g.
What order and family does the Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer belong to?
The Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer (Chalybura urochrysia) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Trochilidae.

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