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[[Image:3337IMG_0652.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male. Photo by Michael W]] | [[Image:3337IMG_0652.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male. Photo by Michael W]] | ||
[[Image:d08_0345.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female. Photo by Nomdeploom]] | [[Image:d08_0345.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female. Photo by Nomdeploom]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Three subspecies are recognized, ''cyanopterus'', ''caeruleus'', and ''peruvianus''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Shrubby borders of high-altitude temperate forests areas. | Shrubby borders of high-altitude temperate forests areas. | ||
Revision as of 01:16, 7 March 2008
- Pterophanes cyanopterus
File:D08 0345.jpg
Female. Photo by Nomdeploom
Identification
A very large (15.5cm., 6in.) hummingbird. Long (30mm) bill with slight upturn. Male is irridescent green above; blue-green below. Wings blue. Small white post-ocular spot. Female has browner crown, less intense coloration in general, and rufous breast with speckled green flanks. This is the largest hummingbird in its habitat (the Giant Hummingbird does not come to such humid areas).
Distribution
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru between 3000 and 3600m in elevation.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies are recognized, cyanopterus, caeruleus, and peruvianus.
Habitat
Shrubby borders of high-altitude temperate forests areas.
Behaviour
Fast, direct flight. Feeds at flowers either from hover or perch. Is attracted to feeders.
