- Polyerata amabilis
Amazilia amabilis
Identification
Male: upperparts green with bronze sheen, strongly green on crown. Underside mostly dull but in ideal light the upper breast and lower throat will look blue or violet-blue, and there are many green spots on rest of underparts. Bill is nearly straight, black except a pink base to lower mandible.
Female: Upperside reminds of male, underside as weak version of male.
Distribution
Northeastern Nicaragua in Central America to Colombia and Ecuador (west of the Andes) in South America.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Charming Hummingbird has been split from this species. Some authorities place Blue-chested Hummingbird in genus Polyerata.
Habitat
Primary lowland rainforest, and forest edges at mid-elevation.
Behaviour
Diet
Mainly nectar. Readily uses garden feeders.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-chested Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-chested_Hummingbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
