Blue-chinned Sapphire - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo © by Steve G
Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, May 2006

Chlorestes notata

Chlorostilbon notatus

Identification

Female
Photo by DABS
Petit Valley, Trinidad, July 2018

Male 8–9·7 cm (3-3¾ in); Female 7–8 cm (2¾-3 in)
Male

Dark green upperparts
Paler green underparts
White thighs
Blue upper throat
Forked metallic blue tail
Black upper mandible, red lower

Female:green-spotted white underparts.

Distribution

Colombia to Peru, Brazil, and The Guianas.

Taxonomy

Proposals have been made to transfer this species to genus Chlorostilbon

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized^[1]:

C. n. notata:

Northern Colombia to Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Guianas, eastern Brazil

C. n. puruensis:

South-eastern Colombia to north-eastern Peru and north-western Brazil

C. n. obsoleta:

North-eastern Peru (lower Río Ucayali near mouth of Río Napo)

Habitat

Rainforest and cultivated areas with large trees.

Behaviour

Breeding

The nest is a deep cup made from lichen and plant material, placed about 1 m above ground on a thin branch. The eggs are incubated for 16 days and the young fledge 18-19 days later.

Diet

The diet consists mostly of nectar, with the addition of some insects.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Wikipedia
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-chinned Sapphire. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-chinned_Sapphire

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