- Lesbia nuna
Identification
Male 15·3–17 cm; female 11·6 cm
Relatively straight bill
- Bright green plumage
Female has green-spotted white underparts
Similar Species
Black-tailed Trainbearer has a bill that is more strongly curved.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 7 recognized subspecies[1]:
- L. n. gouldii:
- L. n. gracilis:
- Andes of northern and central Ecuador
- L. n. aureliae:
- Andes of southeastern Ecuador (Azuay to Loja)
- L. n. pallidiventris:
- Andes of northern Peru
- L. n. eucharis (chlorura):
- Andes of central Peru (Huánuco)
- L. n. nuna:
- Andes of southeastern Peru
- L. n. (boliviana):
- Andes of Bolivia (La Paz to Cochabamba)
Habitat
Bushy slopes and woodlands, gardens and hotel grounds. Observed at heights around 1,700 - 3,800 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of nectar. They seem to particularly favour lantana flowers.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Züchner, T., P. F. D. Boesman, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grttra1.01
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-tailed Trainbearer. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-tailed_Trainbearer
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.