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Alternative name: Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird
- Goldmania bella
Goethalsia bella
Identification
8·4–9·5 cm
Male
- Straight black bill has reddish mandible
- Chestnut forehead and lores
- Metallic green upperparts
Distribution
Central and South America: found in the highlands of eastern Panama (Darién) and extreme north-western Colombia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], which was formerly placed as the only member of genus Goethalsia.
Habitat
Moist montane forests and forest edges at heights around 600 and 1500 m.
Behaviour
Diet
They feed on flowering shrubs and small trees.
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/
- Schulenberg, T. S. and C. W. Sedgwick (2021). Pirre Hummingbird (Goldmania bella), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.ruchum1.01.1
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Pirre Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 December 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pirre_Hummingbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
