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| - | ;Trochilus polytmus | + | ;[[: Category:Trochilus|Trochilus]] polytmus |
| - | [[Image:Red-billed_Streamertail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Jan Van den Broeck<br />Photographed: Jamaica]] | + | [[Image:Red-billed Streamertail (male).jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br /> Just outside the Village Lacovia, [[Jamaica]], November, 2010]] |
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| | + | [[Image:Red-billed_Streamertail.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by Jan Van den Broeck<br />Photographed: [[Jamaica]] ]] |
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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | Adult male - 8.5-10 ins (22-cm) with tail plumes; iridescent green body, black tail, head and nape; bill red with black tip. Immature male similar colouring but without the long tail plumes. Female - 4 ins (10.5cm); white underparts, green upperparts, dark tail feathers with white tips; bill red at base, but sometimes appears black. | | Adult male - 8.5-10 ins (22-cm) with tail plumes; iridescent green body, black tail, head and nape; bill red with black tip. Immature male similar colouring but without the long tail plumes. Female - 4 ins (10.5cm); white underparts, green upperparts, dark tail feathers with white tips; bill red at base, but sometimes appears black. |
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| - | ==Voice== | + | ==Distribution== |
| - | A loud metallic ''teet or ting'' and a prolonged ''twink-twink-twink....'' The male's streamers ''hum'' in flight. | + | A widespread endemic in [[Jamaica]], but absent from the extreme east, where the [[Black-billed Streamertail]] (''T. scitulus'') is found. |
| | + | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | The Red-billed and Black-billed Streamertails were once considered races of the Streamertail (''T. polytmus'') as they intergrade in areas of contact. |
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| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Mainly middle and high-elevation forests, woods, open scrub and gardens; seasonal on the coast. | | Mainly middle and high-elevation forests, woods, open scrub and gardens; seasonal on the coast. |
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| - | ==Range== | + | ==Behaviour== |
| - | A widespread endemic in [[Jamaica]], but absent from the extreme east, where the [[Black-billed Streamertail]] (T. scitulus) is found. | + | Voice: A loud metallic '''teet or ting'' and a prolonged ''twink-twink-twink....'' The male's streamers ''hum'' in flight. |
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| - | ==Taxonomy== | + | |
| - | The Red-billed and Black-billed Streamertails were once considered races of the Streamertail (T. polytmus) as they intergrade in areas of contact. | + | |
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| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Trochilus+polytmus}} | | {{GSearch|Trochilus+polytmus}} |
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| - | The Red-billed_Streamertail was the bird of the month of the Society for Conservation and study of Caribbean Birds recently *[http://www.scscb.org/working_groups/Actions/bird_August_06_RBStreamertail.htm this ]; is a relatively complete presentation of the species. | + | The Red-billed_Streamertail was the bird of the month of the Society for Conservation and study of Caribbean Birds recently *[http://www.scscb.org/working_groups/Actions/bird_August_06_RBStreamertail.htm this ], is a relatively complete presentation of the species. |
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Revision as of 15:10, 12 December 2010
- Trochilus polytmus
Photo by Jan Van den Broeck
Photographed:
Jamaica Identification
Adult male - 8.5-10 ins (22-cm) with tail plumes; iridescent green body, black tail, head and nape; bill red with black tip. Immature male similar colouring but without the long tail plumes. Female - 4 ins (10.5cm); white underparts, green upperparts, dark tail feathers with white tips; bill red at base, but sometimes appears black.
Distribution
A widespread endemic in Jamaica, but absent from the extreme east, where the Black-billed Streamertail (T. scitulus) is found.
Taxonomy
The Red-billed and Black-billed Streamertails were once considered races of the Streamertail (T. polytmus) as they intergrade in areas of contact.
Habitat
Mainly middle and high-elevation forests, woods, open scrub and gardens; seasonal on the coast.
Behaviour
Voice: A loud metallic 'teet or ting and a prolonged twink-twink-twink.... The male's streamers hum in flight.
External Links
The Red-billed_Streamertail was the bird of the month of the Society for Conservation and study of Caribbean Birds recently *this , is a relatively complete presentation of the species.
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