Mountain Velvetbreast
Lafresnaya lafresnayi
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Acerca de
El colibrí de terciopelo es un colibrí andino de plumaje oscuro aterciopelado que habita en bosques nublados de los Andes del norte.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 12,7 cm | 5.0 in |
| Peso | 5,6 g | 0.20 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Rufous-capped Thornbill: males with ruby gorget; metallic green; rufous-capped; females green above; spotted buff underparts; tiny
Habitat & Range
Distribución geográfica
Found in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 1,400–3,200 m.
Diet & Feeding
Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan Andean cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Gleans small arthropods from mosses.
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: CP. Incubation: 16-19 days. Fledging: 23-26 days.
Tamaño de la puesta
2
Sonido
Canto
Sharp, staccato chips in rapid sequence; clean emphatic notes delivered with rising intensity near territorial dispute.
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes (Chotacabras y Vencejos) |
| Familia | Trochilidae (Colibríes) |
| Genus | Lafresnaya |
| Especies | Lafresnaya lafresnayi |
Distribution
Mountain Velvetbreast has been recorded in 4 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Trochilidae family