Charming Hummingbird - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Birdingcraft
Talari Mountain Lodge, Costa Rica, January 2010

Alternative name: Beryl-crowned Hummingbird

Amazilia decora

Identification

9·6–10·4 cm (3¾-4 in)

Central America: found on the Pacific slope of south-western Costa Rica and extreme western Panama.

Female
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, February 2015

This is a monotypic species^[1], which in the past was considered part of Blue-chested Hummingbird.

This species is sometimes placed in genus Polyerata^[2].

Moist lowland forest forest edges, open woodland, thickets and second growth.

Their diet consists mostly of nectar.

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Avibase
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Charming Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Charming_Hummingbird

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