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| − | + | [[Image:Blue-tufted_Starthroat.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|ibera|ibera}} <br />[[Esteros del Ibera]], [[Argentina]], December 2006]] | |
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;[[:Category:Heliomaster|Heliomaster]] furcifer | ;[[:Category:Heliomaster|Heliomaster]] furcifer | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Female of this species show a little white area behind the eye, have white tips on the forked tail, and lacks the white streak on lower central back found in other Starthroat species. It seems to be the Starthroat species with least speckling on the throat. | + | [[Image:Blue-tufted Starthroat female El 44.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}} <br />El 44 Reserva Natural de Tiempo Libre, Capilla del Monte, Córdoba Province, [[Argentina]], October 2019]] |
| + | 12·6–13 cm (5-5¼ in)<br /> | ||
| + | Male<br /> | ||
| + | Emerald-green crown, nape and upper mantle<br /> | ||
| + | The female of this species show a little white area behind the eye, have white tips on the forked tail, and lacks the white streak on lower central back found in other Starthroat species.<br /> | ||
| + | It seems to be the Starthroat species with least speckling on the throat. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Bolivia]], central and southern [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:SMA 0992blog.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Marcelo+Allende|Marcelo Allende}}<br />Posadas, Misiones, [[Argentina]], March 2012]] | |
| + | Mid-level humid forests and dry savanna. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their diet consists mostly of nectar from a variety of flowers. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They construct a cup-shaped nest from soft fibres; the outside is decorated with lichen. It is place 3-6m above the ground. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Heliomaster+furcifer}} | {{GSearch|Heliomaster+furcifer}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Heliomaster]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Heliomaster]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:19, 4 December 2019
- Heliomaster furcifer
Identification
Female
Photo © by Stanley Jones
El 44 Reserva Natural de Tiempo Libre, Capilla del Monte, Córdoba Province, Argentina, October 2019
Photo © by Stanley Jones
El 44 Reserva Natural de Tiempo Libre, Capilla del Monte, Córdoba Province, Argentina, October 2019
12·6–13 cm (5-5¼ in)
Male
Emerald-green crown, nape and upper mantle
The female of this species show a little white area behind the eye, have white tips on the forked tail, and lacks the white streak on lower central back found in other Starthroat species.
It seems to be the Starthroat species with least speckling on the throat.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, central and southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mid-level humid forests and dry savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of nectar from a variety of flowers.
Breeding
They construct a cup-shaped nest from soft fibres; the outside is decorated with lichen. It is place 3-6m above the ground.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-tufted Starthroat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-tufted_Starthroat
