Green-and-white Hummingbird - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Illapa
Sacred Valley, Peru, June 2008

Elliotomyia viridicauda

Amazilia viridicauda
Leucippus viridicauda

Identification

10–11 cm
Male

• Blackish upper mandible
• Dark tipped reddish lower mandible

Sexes similar.

Distribution

Photo © by Megan Perkins
Machu Picchu Peublo Hotel, Peru, November 2005

In South America, it is found on the eastern slope of the Andes of Peru (s Huánuco to s Puno)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Some authorities for a while placed this species in the genus Leucippus.

Habitat

Disturbed secondary montane evergreen forest with ornamentals. Humid Subtropical Life Zone. Hotel gardens. Observed at heights around 2040 m elevation

Behaviour

Photo © by Stanley Jones
Aguas Calientes, Urubamba Province, Peru, September 2009

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of nectar. They will visit feeders.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-and-white Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-and-white_Hummingbird

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