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Photo by Stanley Jones
Bellavista Lodge, Ecuador, December, 2007
Heliangelus strophianus

Identification

10–11 cm

Distribution

North-western South America: found in the Andes of south-western Colombia (Nariño) and north-western Ecuador.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Cloud forest and shrubby forest borders. Observed at heights around 1650-2350 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of nectar. They are known to visit feeders.

Breeding

The two eggs are incubated by the female.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
  3. BirdLife International
  4. AvianWeb
  5. BF Member observations

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