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[[Image:Golden-tailed Sapphire2.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Luis+R|Luis R}}<br />Amaranta, Los Teques, Estado Miranda, [[Venezuela]], June 2013]] | [[Image:Golden-tailed Sapphire2.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Luis+R|Luis R}}<br />Amaranta, Los Teques, Estado Miranda, [[Venezuela]], June 2013]] | ||
;[[: Category:Chrysuronia|Chrysuronia]] oenone | ;[[: Category:Chrysuronia|Chrysuronia]] oenone | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
9·5–10 cm | 9·5–10 cm | ||
| + | *Black maxilla | ||
| + | *Black-tipped red [[Topography#Beaks|mandible]] | ||
| + | *Blue head and throat | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
North-west [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]]. | North-west [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Golden-tailed_Sapphie_SJ.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Male : Ssp. ''josephinae''<br /> Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br/ >Waganqui Lodge, Moyobamba, San Martín, [[Peru]], Dec-2016]] | ||
Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''C. o. oenone'': | *''C. o. oenone'': | ||
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*''C. o. josephinae'': | *''C. o. josephinae'': | ||
:*Tropical eastern Amazonian Peru | :*Tropical eastern Amazonian Peru | ||
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*''C. o. alleni'': | *''C. o. alleni'': | ||
:*Northern [[Bolivia]] | :*Northern [[Bolivia]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Humid lowland and montane forests; | + | Humid lowland and montane forests, clearings and edges; also in the gallery of old second growth forests. Observed at heights around 860 m,. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Golden-tailed Sapphire3.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''josephinae''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Moyobamba, Amazonas Department, [[Peru]], November 2013]] | ||
Takes the nectar from flowering trees and shrubs. | Takes the nectar from flowering trees and shrubs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase | ||
| − | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved | + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017) |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 23:09, 26 February 2017
- Chrysuronia oenone
Identification
9·5–10 cm
- Black maxilla
- Black-tipped red mandible
- Blue head and throat
Distribution
North-west South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized[1]:
- C. o. oenone:
- C. o. josephinae:
- Tropical eastern Amazonian Peru
- C. o. alleni:
- Northern Bolivia
Habitat
Humid lowland and montane forests, clearings and edges; also in the gallery of old second growth forests. Observed at heights around 860 m,.
Behaviour
Diet
Female, subspecies josephinae
Photo by Stanley Jones
Moyobamba, Amazonas Department, Peru, November 2013
Photo by Stanley Jones
Moyobamba, Amazonas Department, Peru, November 2013
Takes the nectar from flowering trees and shrubs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-tailed Sapphire. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-tailed_Sapphire
