- Amazilia viridigaster
Saucerottia viridigaster
Includes: Copper-tailed Hummingbird
Identification
8–9 cm
Male
- Golden-green head and back
- Bill
- Black upper mandible
- Black tipped pinkish lower mandible
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
Green-bellied Hummingbird - viridigaster Group
- A. v. viridigaster:
- Eastern slope of Eastern Andes of Colombia
- A. v. pacaraimae:
- Mountains of southern Venezuela (Sierra de Pacaraima)
- A. v. iodura:
- Andes of western Venezuela (Táchira)
- Andes of western Venezuela (Táchira)
Green-bellied Hummingbird (Copper-tailed) - cupreicauda Group
- A. v. cupreicauda:
- A. v. duidae:
- Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Mlount Duida)
- A. v. laireti:
- Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Cerro de la Neblina)
The second group is sometimes considered a full species.
Habitat
Tropical and submontane forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of nectar and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Green-bellied Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Green-bellied_Hummingbird
