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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Finished.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Pitter|Pitter}}<br />Dapa, Valle Del Cauca, [[Colombia]], September 2017]] |
;[[: Category:Amazilia|Amazilia]] franciae | ;[[: Category:Amazilia|Amazilia]] franciae | ||
''Agyrtria franciae'' | ''Agyrtria franciae'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Female green upperparts, bronze-coppery uppertail and tail, whitish underside with some green on flanks. Male similar but according to subspecies with varying amounts of blue on forehead, crown, or even sides of head. | + | 9–11 cm (3½-4¼ in)<br /> |
| + | Female green upperparts, bronze-coppery uppertail and tail, whitish underside with some green on flanks.<br /> | ||
| + | Male similar but according to subspecies with varying amounts of blue on forehead, crown, or even sides of head. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Andes of [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Peru]]. | + | [[Image:Andean Emeraldc.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Subspecies ''cyanocllis''<br /> Photo by {{user|Roy+Halpin|Roy Halpin}}<br />Andean East Slope, November 2004]] |
| + | [[South America]]: found in the Andes of [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Peru]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Andean Emerald is sometimes placed in genus ''[[: Category:Agyrtria|Agyrtria]]''. |
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
Three subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | Three subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''A. f. franciae (veneta)'': | *''A. f. franciae (veneta)'': | ||
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*''A. f. cyanocollis'': | *''A. f. cyanocollis'': | ||
:*Eastern slope of Andes of northern [[Peru]] | :*Eastern slope of Andes of northern [[Peru]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:Andean_Emerald.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|cfagyal|cfagyal}}<br />Tandayapa, [[Ecuador]], September 2004]] | ||
Cloud Forest, known to be between 1700 and 2100 m, gardens and agricultural land | Cloud Forest, known to be between 1700 and 2100 m, gardens and agricultural land | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their main diet consists of nectar, foraged from varying heights. The visit flowers along a "[[Dictionary_T-Z#T|trapline]]", i.e., with regular visits to each flower. More rarely in trees with many flowers, where often aggressive. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#BF Member observations |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Amazilia+franciae}} | {{GSearch|Amazilia+franciae}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Amazilia]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Amazilia]] | ||
Revision as of 21:07, 24 September 2017
- Amazilia franciae
Agyrtria franciae
Identification
9–11 cm (3½-4¼ in)
Female green upperparts, bronze-coppery uppertail and tail, whitish underside with some green on flanks.
Male similar but according to subspecies with varying amounts of blue on forehead, crown, or even sides of head.
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Taxonomy
Andean Emerald is sometimes placed in genus Agyrtria.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[1]
- A. f. franciae (veneta):
- Subtropical Andes of north-western and central Colombia
- A. f. viridiceps:
- A. f. cyanocollis:
- Eastern slope of Andes of northern Peru
Habitat
Cloud Forest, known to be between 1700 and 2100 m, gardens and agricultural land
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of nectar, foraged from varying heights. The visit flowers along a "trapline", i.e., with regular visits to each flower. More rarely in trees with many flowers, where often aggressive.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Andean Emerald. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Andean_Emerald
