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[[Image:White-vented Plumeleteer male Canopy Tower.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Male, subspecies ''micans''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones |Stanley Jones}} <br />Canopy Tower. Canal Zone, Soberania National Park, Semaphore Hill, Panamá Province, [[Panama]], December 2017]] | [[Image:White-vented Plumeleteer male Canopy Tower.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Male, subspecies ''micans''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones |Stanley Jones}} <br />Canopy Tower. Canal Zone, Soberania National Park, Semaphore Hill, Panamá Province, [[Panama]], December 2017]] | ||
;[[: Category:Chalybura|Chalybura]] buffonii | ;[[: Category:Chalybura|Chalybura]] buffonii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 10·5–12 cm (4-4¾ in) | ||
| + | *Black bill and feet<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Metallic green upperparts | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Panama]] to [[Venezuela]], [[ | + | [[Image:White-vented Plumeleteer Discovery Tower Panama.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br /> Colón Province, [[Panama]], February, 2011]] |
| + | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: found from [[Panama]] to [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Colombia]] and [[Peru]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Grande Colinegro 2 copy 01.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Luis+R|Luis R}}<br />Parque Nacional El Ávila, Caracas, [[Venezuela]], March 2014]] |
| − | Four to five subspecies are recognized | + | Four to five subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| + | *''C. b. micans'': | ||
| + | :*Central [[Panama]] to Pacific slope of north-western [[Colombia]] | ||
| + | *''C. b. buffonii'': | ||
| + | :*North-central Colombia (Magdalena Valley) and north-western [[Venezuela]] | ||
| + | *''C. b. aeneicauda'': | ||
| + | :*North Colombia (Santa Marta region) and northern Venezuela | ||
| + | *''C. b. caeruleogaster'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern slope of the central Eastern Andes of Colombia | ||
| + | *''C. b. intermedia'': | ||
| + | :*Subtropical south-western [[Ecuador]] and north-western [[Peru]] (Tumbes) | ||
| + | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Various forest types - mixed evergreen and deciduous; dry, moist and wet forests, forest edges, semi-open and secondary growth, as well as coffee plantations. Observed at heights around 234 m. | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of nectar from various tree sources. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Chalybura+buffonii}} | {{GSearch|Chalybura+buffonii}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Chalybura]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Chalybura]] | ||
Revision as of 22:20, 18 January 2018
Male, subspecies micans
Photo by Stanley Jones
Canopy Tower. Canal Zone, Soberania National Park, Semaphore Hill, Panamá Province, Panama, December 2017
Photo by Stanley Jones
Canopy Tower. Canal Zone, Soberania National Park, Semaphore Hill, Panamá Province, Panama, December 2017
- Chalybura buffonii
Identification
10·5–12 cm (4-4¾ in)
- Black bill and feet
Male
- Metallic green upperparts
Distribution
Central and South America: found from Panama to Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four to five subspecies are recognized[1]:
- C. b. micans:
- C. b. buffonii:
- North-central Colombia (Magdalena Valley) and north-western Venezuela
- C. b. aeneicauda:
- North Colombia (Santa Marta region) and northern Venezuela
- C. b. caeruleogaster:
- Eastern slope of the central Eastern Andes of Colombia
- C. b. intermedia:
Habitat
Various forest types - mixed evergreen and deciduous; dry, moist and wet forests, forest edges, semi-open and secondary growth, as well as coffee plantations. Observed at heights around 234 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of nectar from various tree sources.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-vented Plumeleteer. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-vented_Plumeleteer
