- Phaeochroa cuvierii
Campylopterus cuvierii
Identification
11·5–13 cm
A rather dull hummingbird with no obvious field marks. Note base of lower mandible is pink, and white tips on the outer rectrices making the underside of the tail appear white on the distal half.
Metallic bronze green upperparts, blue-green tail, very small white postocular, green throat and breast, feathers are tipped buff giving the appearance of scales, buff abdomen, black upper mandible.
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: found in Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: occurs only in Colombia
There is some uncertainty if this species is regular in Mexico.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Six subspecies are recognized:[1]:
- P.c. roberti
- Atlantic slope of Belize, and Guatemala to Costa Rica (and possible even Mexico)
- P.c. maculicauda
- Pacific slope of Costa Rica
- P.c. furvescens
- Pacific slope of western Panama
- P.c. saturatior
- Coiba Island
- P.c. cuvierii
- East and central Panama
- P.c. berlepschi
- Coastal northern Colombia
Habitat
Moist lowlands and foothils including forest, mangroves, scattered tall trees (especially if blooming) and coffee plantations.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes nectar and insects caught in flight.
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/
- Ridgely & Gwynne 1989. Birds of Panama. Princeton Paperbacks. ISBN 0691025126
- Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Scaly-breasted Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly-breasted_Hummingbird
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