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| − | [[Image:MaleBlack-belliedHummingbirdPR.JPG|thumb| | + | [[Image:MaleBlack-belliedHummingbirdPR.JPG|thumb|450px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Pepe+Rojas|Pepe Rojas}}<br />Cataratas del Toro, [[Costa Rica]] ]] |
;[[:Category:Eupherusa|Eupherusa]] nigriventris | ;[[:Category:Eupherusa|Eupherusa]] nigriventris | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Both male and female | + | 7·5–8·5 cm (3-3¼ in)<br /> |
| − | + | Both male and female hav green back and central tail feathers, three white outer tail feather, and show rufous on the shoulder of the folded wing.<br /> | |
| + | Male is dark in most of head and underside.<br /> | ||
| + | Female has small white spot behind eye and mostly white underside | ||
====Similar species==== | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Black-b_Hummer_fem_by_njlarsen.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|njlarsen|njlarsen}} <br />La Paz Waterfalls Garden, [[Costa Rica]], December 2010 ]] | ||
Compare especially with [[Stripe-tailed Hummingbird]] | Compare especially with [[Stripe-tailed Hummingbird]] | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Caribbean slope of [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]. | Caribbean slope of [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]. | ||
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Mid to high elevation with wet forest, edges and clearings. | Mid to high elevation with wet forest, edges and clearings. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Nectar eater that naturally | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | [[Image:IMG 4322 68-5bf.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|jim+crosswell|jim crosswell}}<br />[[Costa Rica]], February 2007]] | ||
| + | Nectar eater that naturally prefers flowers with relatively short tube-shaped flowers, but it willingly visits feeders. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017) |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Eupherusa+nigriventris}} | {{GSearch|Eupherusa+nigriventris}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eupherusa]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Eupherusa]] | ||
Revision as of 00:17, 11 September 2017
- Eupherusa nigriventris
Identification
7·5–8·5 cm (3-3¼ in)
Both male and female hav green back and central tail feathers, three white outer tail feather, and show rufous on the shoulder of the folded wing.
Male is dark in most of head and underside.
Female has small white spot behind eye and mostly white underside
Similar species
Compare especially with Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Distribution
Caribbean slope of Costa Rica and Panama.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Mid to high elevation with wet forest, edges and clearings.
Behaviour
Diet
Nectar eater that naturally prefers flowers with relatively short tube-shaped flowers, but it willingly visits feeders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-bellied Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-bellied_Hummingbird
