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Revision as of 02:17, 15 July 2010
- Phaeochroa cuvierii
Campylopterus cuvierii
Identification
11.5cm. A rather dull hummingbird with no obvious field marks. Note base of lower mandible is pink, and white tips on the outer rectrices. 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
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Taxonomy
Four subspecies are recognized:[1]
- 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 lowland forest of scattered tall trees and coffee plantations.
Behaviour
The diet includes nectar and insects caught in flight.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaly-breasted Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly-breasted_Hummingbird
