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- Urochroa leucura
Identification
13-14 cm.
- Black, long, straight bill
- Bronzy green upperparts
- Buffy malar streak, not very pronounced
- Iridescent blue throat and breast
- Dull grey belly
- Bronzy central tail feathers, the rest are white with dusky grey on outer web
Sexes similar, females probably slightly duller than males. Juveniles like adults but with buff fringes on head feathers.
Distribution
East slope of Andes from southern Colombia (Nariño) to eastern Ecuador (south at least to Morona-Santiago) and northern Peru (Amazonas, San Martín)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-backed Hillstar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-backed_Hillstar