- Eupherusa nigriventris
Identification
7·5–8·5 cm (3-3¼ in)
Both male and female hav green back and central tail feathers, three white outer tail feather, and show rufous on the shoulder of the folded wing.
Male is dark in most of head and underside.
Female has small white spot behind eye and mostly white underside
Similar species
Compare especially with Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Distribution
Caribbean slope of Costa Rica and Panama.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Mid to high elevation with wet forest, edges and clearings.
Behaviour
Diet
Nectar eater that naturally prefers flowers with relatively short tube-shaped flowers, but it willingly visits feeders.
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 Sept 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-bellied Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-bellied_Hummingbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
