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''Campylopterus macrourus'' | ''Campylopterus macrourus'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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15-17 cm. Iridescent green, blue head, upper chest, tail and vent. It has a slightly decurved medium-long black bill. The sexes are very similar, but females average smaller and duller than males. Juvenile browner. | 15-17 cm. Iridescent green, blue head, upper chest, tail and vent. It has a slightly decurved medium-long black bill. The sexes are very similar, but females average smaller and duller than males. Juvenile browner. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== |
Revision as of 17:08, 9 June 2021
- Eupetomena macroura
Campylopterus macrourus
Identification
15-17 cm. Iridescent green, blue head, upper chest, tail and vent. It has a slightly decurved medium-long black bill. The sexes are very similar, but females average smaller and duller than males. Juvenile browner.
Distribution
South-eastern Suriname, central and coastal French Guiana (where rare), Brazil (but not in the Amazonian area), eastern Peru, northeast Bolivia, and Paraguay.
Taxonomy
Five subspecies are recognized[1]:
- E.m. macroura
- E.m. simoni
- E.m. boliviana
- E.m. hirundo
- E.m. cyanoviridis.
Some authorities place this species in the genus Campylopterus.
Habitat
Lowland semi-open habitat.
Behaviour
The diet includes nectar and insects.
The nest is a cup-shaped made of plant fibres, lichen, mosses, and spider webs, which is placed on a horizontal twig. 2 eggs are laid and incubated for 15 days, and the chicks fledge after 22-24 days.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156