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Green-tailed Emerald

Chlorostilbon alice

Least Concern
Peso
3,5 g
Família
Trochilidae
Ordem
Caprimulgiformes
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Sobre

Rabo-branco-de-Alice (Chlorostilbon alice), 7–8 cm. Macho com plumagem verde-esmeralda brilhante, cauda bifurcada e escura com reflexo azul-violáceo. Fêmea com partes inferiores esbranquiçadas. Endêmico do noroeste da Venezuela e adjacências. Habita bordas de florestas e matagais secos. Alimenta-se de néctar e insetos.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Peso 3,5 g 0.12 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Elliot's Hummingbird (Elliotomyia): males with iridescent violet gorget; metallic green above; white underparts; females green; spots

Habitat & Range

Distribuição geográfica

Found in montane regions of Venezuela at 500-2,000 m elevation. A Venezuelan endemic or near-endemic.

Diet & Feeding

Nectarivore of Venezuelan dry scrub, hovering at low shrub blooms. Catches gnats and spiders to supplement nectar diet.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 14 days. Fledging: 20-22 days.

Tamanho da postura

2

Som

Canto

Buzzy, sustained trill with insect-like quality; continuous high-frequency vibration with rapid amplitude modulation.

Taxonomia

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordem Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Família Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Genus Chlorostilbon
Espécies Chlorostilbon alice

Distribution

Green-tailed Emerald has been recorded in 2 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Green-tailed Emerald eat?
Nectarivore of Venezuelan dry scrub, hovering at low shrub blooms. Catches gnats and spiders to supplement nectar diet.
Where does the Green-tailed Emerald live?
Found in montane regions of Venezuela at 500-2,000 m elevation. A Venezuelan endemic or near-endemic.
Is the Green-tailed Emerald endangered?
The Green-tailed Emerald has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Green-tailed Emerald nest?
Nest type: CP. Incubation: 14 days. Fledging: 20-22 days.
What does the Green-tailed Emerald sound like?
Buzzy, sustained trill with insect-like quality; continuous high-frequency vibration with rapid amplitude modulation.
How big is the Green-tailed Emerald?
The Green-tailed Emerald has a weight of 3.5 g.
What order and family does the Green-tailed Emerald belong to?
The Green-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon alice) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Trochilidae.

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