- Phaethornis yaruqui
Identification
Relatively large hummingbird at length up to 17 cm. White superciliary and malar stripe distinctive. Tail is graduated with the two central feathers being the longest; sometimes these two looks forked. Tail is blue with white on both forks in the female. Bill long and decurved, with mostly red lower mandible.
Distribution
Mostly below 1300m (4270ft) elevation on west slope of Andes in Colombia and Ecuador.
Taxonomy
Usually considered a monotypic species1 (subspecies sanctijohannis is usually considered invalid).
Habitat
Common and numerous in lowland humid forest. Will visit feeders.
Behaviour
Feeds along traplines often at Heliconia stands.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
