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Shining-green Hummingbird

Chrysuronia goudoti

Least Concern
Peso
3,9333333333333336 g
Família
Trochilidae
Ordem
Caprimulgiformes

Sobre

A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in humid forests from Colombia to Venezuela and Ecuador. Bright shining green plumage. Nectarivore of forest edges and clearings. Named after the French ornithologist Jules Goudot.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Peso 3,9333333333333336 g 0.14 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Brown Coucal: dark brown above; rufous-brown wings; buff below; long brown tail; orange-red eye; brownish plumage distinguishes it

Habitat & Range

Distribuição geográfica

Found in humid forests from Colombia to Venezuela and Ecuador. Resident in lowland forest edges and clearings.

Diet & Feeding

Nectarivore of humid lowland forest in Panama and Colombia. Supplements diet with insects and spiders foraged from vegetation.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: CP.

Som

Canto

Rapid, light chips in animated cheerful sequence; bright staccato notes with buoyant delivery near blossoms.

Taxonomia

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

Distribution

Shining-green Hummingbird has been recorded in 2 countries.

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Shining-green Hummingbird eat?
Nectarivore of humid lowland forest in Panama and Colombia. Supplements diet with insects and spiders foraged from vegetation.
Where does the Shining-green Hummingbird live?
Found in humid forests from Colombia to Venezuela and Ecuador. Resident in lowland forest edges and clearings.
Is the Shining-green Hummingbird endangered?
The Shining-green Hummingbird has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Shining-green Hummingbird nest?
Nest type: CP.
What does the Shining-green Hummingbird sound like?
Rapid, light chips in animated cheerful sequence; bright staccato notes with buoyant delivery near blossoms.
How big is the Shining-green Hummingbird?
The Shining-green Hummingbird has a weight of 3.9333333333333336 g.
What order and family does the Shining-green Hummingbird belong to?
The Shining-green Hummingbird (Chrysuronia goudoti) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Trochilidae.

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