Alternative name: Gray's Hummingbird
- Hylocharis grayi
Identification
9–11 cm (3½-4¼ in)
- Black-tipped coral bill (male)
Distribution
South America: found in western Colombia and northern Ecuador.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Some authorities2 consider this species to be conspecific with Humboldt's Sapphire.
Habitat
Forest in Pacific foothills and drier valleys. Cloudforest edges and gardens. Observed at 1700 meters on the east slope of the West Andes.
Behaviour
Diet
Mainly nectar from shrubs and trees. Readily visits garden feeders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Dickinson EC (ed.) 2003. The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN 9780691117010
- SACC proposal to split Humboldt's Sapphire from Blue-headed Sapphire
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-headed Sapphire. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-headed_Sapphire
