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− | [[Image:Scaly-breasted_Hummingbird_by_Ana_Maria.JPG|thumb| | + | [[Image:Scaly-breasted_Hummingbird_by_Ana_Maria.JPG|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Ana+Maria|Ana Maria}} <br />Arenal Volcano, [[Costa Rica]], July 2010]] |
;[[:Category:Phaeochroa|Phaeochroa]] cuvierii | ;[[:Category:Phaeochroa|Phaeochroa]] cuvierii | ||
''Campylopterus cuvierii'' | ''Campylopterus cuvierii'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 11·5–13 cm<br /> | |
− | Metallic bronze green upperparts, blue-green tail, very small white postocular, green throat and breast, feathers are tipped buff giving the appearance of scales, buff abdomen, black upper mandible. | + | A rather dull hummingbird with no obvious field marks. Note base of lower mandible is pink, and white tips on the outer [[Topography#General Anatomy|rectrices]] making the underside of the tail appear white on the distal half. <br /> |
+ | Metallic bronze green upperparts, blue-green tail, very small white postocular, green throat and breast, feathers are tipped buff giving the appearance of scales, buff abdomen, black upper [[Topography#Beaks|mandible]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[ | + | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br /> |
− | [[ | + | [[Central America]]: found in [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]]<br /> |
+ | '''South America''': occurs only in [[Colombia]] | ||
+ | There is some uncertainty if this species is regular in [[Mexico]]. | ||
+ | [[Image:DSC 1767GF.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Gerald+Friesen|Gerald Friesen}}<br />Darien Region, [[Panama]], February 2015]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | Five subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | Five subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''P.c. roberti'' | *''P.c. roberti'' | ||
− | + | :* Atlantic slope of Belize, and Guatemala to Costa Rica (and possible even Mexico) | |
*''P.c. maculicauda'' | *''P.c. maculicauda'' | ||
− | + | :* Pacific slope of [[Costa Rica]] | |
*''P.c. saturatior'' | *''P.c. saturatior'' | ||
− | + | :* Coiba Island | |
*''P.c. cuvierii'' | *''P.c. cuvierii'' | ||
− | + | :* East and central [[Panama]] | |
*''P.c. berlepschi'' | *''P.c. berlepschi'' | ||
− | + | :* Coastal northern [[Colombia]] | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | [[Image:Scaly-breasted_Hummingbird_in_flight_by_Ana_Maria.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Ana+Maria|Ana Maria}} <br />Arenal Volcano, [[Costa Rica]], July 2010]] | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes nectar and insects caught in flight. | The diet includes nectar and insects caught in flight. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126 |
− | # Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124 | + | #Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124 |
{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== |
Revision as of 21:04, 18 March 2015
- Phaeochroa cuvierii
Campylopterus cuvierii
Identification
11·5–13 cm
A rather dull hummingbird with no obvious field marks. Note base of lower mandible is pink, and white tips on the outer rectrices making the underside of the tail appear white on the distal half.
Metallic bronze green upperparts, blue-green tail, very small white postocular, green throat and breast, feathers are tipped buff giving the appearance of scales, buff abdomen, black upper mandible.
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: found in Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: occurs only in Colombia
There is some uncertainty if this species is regular in Mexico.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized:[1]:
- P.c. roberti
- Atlantic slope of Belize, and Guatemala to Costa Rica (and possible even Mexico)
- P.c. maculicauda
- Pacific slope of Costa Rica
- P.c. saturatior
- Coiba Island
- P.c. cuvierii
- East and central Panama
- P.c. berlepschi
- Coastal northern Colombia
Habitat
Moist lowlands and foothils including forest, mangroves, scattered tall trees (especially if blooming) and coffee plantations.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes nectar and insects caught in flight.
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/
- Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
- Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaly-breasted Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly-breasted_Hummingbird