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Black-hooded Sunbeam - BirdForum Opus

Juvenile
Photo © by Jeff Hopkins
Below Pongo, Bolivia, 21 September, 2024
Aglaeactis pamela

Identification

13 cm (5 in)

  • Short, straight black bill
  • Black overall plumage
  • White pectoral tuft

Male

  • Glossy bluish-green rump
  • Rufous tail

Distribution

South America: found in the Andes of western Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

They are usually to be found in shrubbery around the tree-line. At heights around 3000 - 3500 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet is nectar taken from various flowering shrubs.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)

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