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Alternative name: Snowy-breasted Hummingbird
- Saucerottia edward
Amazilia edward
Identification
The two sexes are similar. All forms show the green upper back, head, and throat and white lower breast and belly seen in the photo.
Variations
Subspecies niveoventer shows a blue-black tail and a coppery-greenish lower back, white edward has both areas rufous. These two forms are surprisingly different when seen in the field.
Distribution
This hummingbird is found in Panama and just into Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
This species is sometimes included in the genus Amazilia.
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- S. e. niveoventer":
- Extreme southwestern Costa Rica and western Panama; Isla Coiba
- S. e. edward:
- Arid tropical Panama (Canal Zone to western Darién)
- S. e. collata:
- Central Panama
- S. e. margaritarum:
Habitat
Forests and moist montanes.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Snowy-bellied Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Snowy-bellied_Hummingbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
