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Talamanca Hummingbird

Eugenes spectabilis

Least Concern
Peso
9,025 g
Familia
Trochilidae
Orden
Caprimulgiformes

Acerca de

A large hummingbird (13 cm) found in cloud forests of Costa Rica and western Panama at 1,500-3,000 m. Males have a blue-green throat. Recently split from Magnificent Hummingbird. Nectarivore of montane forest edges and gardens. A Central American highland endemic.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Peso 9,025 g 0.32 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Little Woodstar (alt): males with glittering ruby-red gorget; metallic green above; white postocular stripe; females green; spotted

Habitat & Range

Distribución geográfica

Found in cloud forest and highland scrub in the Talamanca mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. 1,500–3,200 m.

Diet & Feeding

Nectarivore of Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forest; forages at diverse highland flowers. Takes small insects in sallies.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CP. Fledging: 25 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

2

Sonido

Canto

Melodic, ascending whistle with bright character; pure tones rising smoothly in cheerful morning territorial song.

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Familia Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Genus Eugenes
Especies Eugenes spectabilis

Distribution

Talamanca Hummingbird has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Talamanca Hummingbird eat?
Nectarivore of Costa Rican and Panamanian cloud forest; forages at diverse highland flowers. Takes small insects in sallies.
Where does the Talamanca Hummingbird live?
Found in cloud forest and highland scrub in the Talamanca mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. 1,500–3,200 m.
Is the Talamanca Hummingbird endangered?
The Talamanca Hummingbird has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Talamanca Hummingbird nest?
Nest type: CP. Fledging: 25 days.
What does the Talamanca Hummingbird sound like?
Melodic, ascending whistle with bright character; pure tones rising smoothly in cheerful morning territorial song.
How big is the Talamanca Hummingbird?
The Talamanca Hummingbird has a weight of 9.025 g.
What order and family does the Talamanca Hummingbird belong to?
The Talamanca Hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Trochilidae.

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