- Thaumastura cora
Identification
13 cm (5 in), female 7–8 cm (2¾-3 in)
Male
- Long, 7cm tail
- iridescent green upperparts
- Rosy-purple chin
Similar species
Chilean Woodstar and Oasis Hummingbird
Distribution
South America: Arid western Peru to extreme northern Chile (Arica).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical dry and moist shrubland in the coastal zone and the lower Andes slopes up to 2400 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of nectar from flowering shrubs, trees and cactus.
Breeding
They construct a small cup nest placed in the fork of vertical branches 3-6 m above the ground. They use plant fibres bound with spiders web.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Clark, C. J. (2020). Peruvian Sheartail (Thaumastura cora), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.pershe2.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Peruvian Sheartail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Peruvian_Sheartail
