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Colibri serrirostris

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Location: Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil

[edit] Identification

Long, slightly decurved bill, violet-blue region behind the eye, yellow-green underparts with a blue shimmer, white undertail coverts or vent.

[edit] Distribution

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Dry forests and dry savanna.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes nectar.

[edit] References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

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