Tumbes Hummingbird
Thaumasius baeri
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A medium-sized hummingbird (10-11 cm) found in arid Tumbesian scrub of western Peru and southwestern Ecuador. Green plumage with buff underparts. Nectarivore of dry forest and scrub. Named after the collector Karl Ernst von Baer. An arid-zone specialist.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Peso | 4,5249999999999995 g | 0.16 oz |
Identificação
Plumagem
Lesser Roadrunner: similar to Greater but smaller; brown-streaked above; white-buff below; long tail; shaggy crest; blue facial skin
Habitat & Range
Distribuição geográfica
Found in arid Tumbesian scrub of western Peru and southwestern Ecuador. Resident in dry forest and coastal scrub.
Diet & Feeding
Feeds on floral nectar in forest understory, hovering at Heliconia and bromeliads. Supplements with spiders and small insects for protein.
Estado de conservação
Comportamento e reprodução
Tamanho da postura
2
Som
Canto
Deep, resonant churring trill with powerful bass; low buzzing sound vibrating impressively in open forest.
Taxonomia
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordem | Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts) |
| Família | Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) |
| Genus | Thaumasius |
| Espécies | Thaumasius baeri |
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Other species in the Trochilidae family