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- Saucerottia hoffmanni
Amazilia hoffmanni
Amazilia sophiae
Identification
8-11 cm (3¼-4½ in) with a straight medium sized bill
Male
- Upperside golden green
- Rump coppery with purplish sheen
- Underside golden green
- Vent area steel blue
- Tail slightly forked with pale, steel blue feathers
Female similar with greyish-buff on edge of vent, some white on throat feathers, and purple tips to outer tail feathers.
Juvenile darker, duller.
Distribution
Western Nicaragua to central Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
Blue-vented Hummingbird has been split from Steely-vented Hummingbird.
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forest edge and shrubby areas including shrubby pastures, coffee plantations and gardens. Ranges from sea level to well into foothills.
Behaviour
Often territorial near preferred flowers.
Vocalisation
Song is described as buzzy and squeaky
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Weller, A.A., P. F. D. Boesman, and H. F. Greeney (2020). Blue-vented Hummingbird (Amazilia hoffmanni), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.buvhum1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-vented Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-vented_Hummingbird
External Links
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