Rufous-throated Hummingbird
Hylocharis sapphirina
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<birdfyi-bird slug="hylocharis-sapphirina"></birdfyi-bird>Sobre
O beija-flor-safira é um pequeno beija-flor com garganta azul safira brilhante nos machos, encontrado em florestas tropicais e bordas de mata da Amazônia.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Peso | 4,239999999999999 g | 0.15 oz |
Identificação
Plumagem
Violet Coucal: brilliant violet-blue iridescent body; rufous wings; dark graduated tail; red eye; violet iridescence distinctive
Habitat & Range
Distribuição geográfica
Found in humid lowland forests from Colombia through Amazonia to Bolivia and Brazil. Resident in forest edges.
Diet & Feeding
Nectarivore visiting diverse flowering plants; supplements the high-sugar nectar diet with small insects and spiders gleaned from foliage.
Estado de conservação
Comportamento e reprodução
Nidificação
Nest type: CP. Incubation: 14-16 days. Fledging: 22-27 days.
Tamanho da postura
2
Som
Canto
Sharp, piercing screech with urgent character; sudden loud rough call given during aerial territorial chase.
Taxonomia
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordem | Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts) |
| Família | Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) |
| Genus | Hylocharis |
| Espécies | Hylocharis sapphirina |
Distribution
Rufous-throated Hummingbird has been recorded in 4 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Trochilidae family