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| − | + | '''Alternative name: Gray's Hummingbird''' | |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:IMG 5748 c filtered smg1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Pitter|Pitter}} <br />Dapa, Valle de Cauca, [[Colombia]], November 2012]] |
;[[:Category:Hylocharis|Hylocharis]] grayi | ;[[:Category:Hylocharis|Hylocharis]] grayi | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 9–11 cm (3½-4¼ in) | ||
| + | *Black-tipped coral bill (male) | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in western [[Colombia]] and northern [[Ecuador]]. | [[South America]]: found in western [[Colombia]] and northern [[Ecuador]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:20080321 001 cr.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|olivewarbler|olivewarbler}}<br />Dapa, Valle, [[Colombia]], March 2008]] | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Forest in Pacific foothills and drier valleys. Cloudforest edges and gardens. Observed at 1700 meters on the east slope of the West Andes. | Forest in Pacific foothills and drier valleys. Cloudforest edges and gardens. Observed at 1700 meters on the east slope of the West Andes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | Mainly nectar. Readily visits garden feeders. | + | Mainly nectar from shrubs and trees. Readily visits garden feeders. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Dickinson EC (ed.) 2003. ''The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World''. 3rd ed. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN 9780691117010 |
#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCProp88.html SACC] proposal to split Humboldt's Sapphire from Blue-headed Sapphire | #[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCProp88.html SACC] proposal to split Humboldt's Sapphire from Blue-headed Sapphire | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Hylocharis+grayi}} | {{GSearch|Hylocharis+grayi}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Hylocharis]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Hylocharis]] | ||
Revision as of 21:52, 16 June 2016
Alternative name: Gray's Hummingbird
- Hylocharis grayi
Identification
9–11 cm (3½-4¼ in)
- Black-tipped coral bill (male)
Distribution
South America: found in western Colombia and northern Ecuador.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Some authorities2 consider this species to be conspecific with Humboldt's Sapphire.
Habitat
Forest in Pacific foothills and drier valleys. Cloudforest edges and gardens. Observed at 1700 meters on the east slope of the West Andes.
Behaviour
Diet
Mainly nectar from shrubs and trees. Readily visits garden feeders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Dickinson EC (ed.) 2003. The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN 9780691117010
- SACC proposal to split Humboldt's Sapphire from Blue-headed Sapphire
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-headed Sapphire. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-headed_Sapphire
