- 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
Guianas to northern, central and southeastern Brazil and Paraguay
- E.m. simoni
Northeastern Brazil (southern Maranhao, Piauí and Ceara to Minas Gerais)
- E.m. cyanoviridis
Southeastern Brazil (Serra do Mar in southern Sao Paulo)
- E.m. hirundo
Eastern Peru(Huiro)
- E.m. boliviana
Savanna of northwestern Bolivia(Beni)
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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
