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[[Image:20853DSC 00140001.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo &copy; {{user|Luiz|Luiz}}<br />Serrinha do Alambari, Resende, Rio de Janeiro, [[Brazil]], September 2006]]
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[[Image:20853DSC 00140001.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo &copy; {{user|Luiz|Luiz}}<br />Serrinha do Alambari, Resende, Rio de Janeiro, [[Brazil]], 7 September 2006]]
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;[[: Category:Clytolaema|Clytolaema]] rubricauda
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;[[: Category:Heliodoxa|Heliodoxa]] rubricauda
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''Heliodoxa rubricauda''
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''Clytolaema rubricauda''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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11 cm (4.3 ins)<br />
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11 cm (4.3 in)<br />
 
Both sexes have a straight, black bill and a white spot behind the eye.<br />
 
Both sexes have a straight, black bill and a white spot behind the eye.<br />
 
The '''male''' is mainly green with a ruby-red throat (for which this hummingbird is named) and greyish speckling on the belly. The tail and the lower back is coppery-rufous.<br />
 
The '''male''' is mainly green with a ruby-red throat (for which this hummingbird is named) and greyish speckling on the belly. The tail and the lower back is coppery-rufous.<br />
 
Melanistic males are seen frequently (not completely black but darker than normal).<br />
 
Melanistic males are seen frequently (not completely black but darker than normal).<br />
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[[Image:3468brazilian ruby female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; {{user|pbono|pbono}}<br />Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, [[Brazil]], November 2003]]
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[[Image:3468brazilian ruby female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; {{user|pbono|pbono}}<br />Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, [[Brazil]], November 2003 <!--EDITORS: this image does not appear in the Gallery-->]]
 
The '''female''' is green with a small whitish-buff streak at the bill-base and light cinnamon underparts. The tail is mainly rufous from below, central tail feathers coppery-green from above.<br />
 
The '''female''' is green with a small whitish-buff streak at the bill-base and light cinnamon underparts. The tail is mainly rufous from below, central tail feathers coppery-green from above.<br />
 
'''Immatures''' resemble the female, but are speckled with rufous-buff on the upperparts.
 
'''Immatures''' resemble the female, but are speckled with rufous-buff on the upperparts.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Forest, parks, scrub, plantations. Mainly in lowlands, but locally as high as 1500-2000 m. (4900-6500 ft.) [[Dictionary_A-C#A|asl.]] Generally common.
 
Forest, parks, scrub, plantations. Mainly in lowlands, but locally as high as 1500-2000 m. (4900-6500 ft.) [[Dictionary_A-C#A|asl.]] Generally common.
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[[Image:Brazilian_Ruby.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male<br />Photo &copy; {{user|Luiz|Luiz}}<br />Serrinha do Alambari, Resende, Rio de Janeiro, [[Brazil]], August 2006]]
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[[Image:Brazilian_Ruby.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male<br />Photo &copy; {{user|Luiz|Luiz}}<br />Serrinha do Alambari, Resende, Rio de Janeiro, [[Brazil]], 25 August, 2006]]
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Mainly feeds on nectar, less frequently small insects. Regularly attend hummingbird feeders.
 
Mainly feeds on nectar, less frequently small insects. Regularly attend hummingbird feeders.
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
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Breeding Nov-March. The two eggs are laid in a cup-shaped nest 3-10 m. (10-30 ft) above the ground.
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Breeding Nov-March. The two eggs are laid in a cup-shaped nest 3-10 m. (10-30 ft.) above the ground.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#{{Ref-vanPerloBrazil09}}#Schuchmann, K.L. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Brazilian Ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda), 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.brarub1.01
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-vanPerloBrazil09}}#Schuchmann, K.L. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Brazilian Ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda), 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.brarub1.01
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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Latest revision as of 12:37, 4 January 2023

Male
Photo © Luiz
Serrinha do Alambari, Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 7 September 2006
Heliodoxa rubricauda

Clytolaema rubricauda

Identification

11 cm (4.3 in)
Both sexes have a straight, black bill and a white spot behind the eye.
The male is mainly green with a ruby-red throat (for which this hummingbird is named) and greyish speckling on the belly. The tail and the lower back is coppery-rufous.
Melanistic males are seen frequently (not completely black but darker than normal).

Female
Photo © pbono
Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2003

The female is green with a small whitish-buff streak at the bill-base and light cinnamon underparts. The tail is mainly rufous from below, central tail feathers coppery-green from above.
Immatures resemble the female, but are speckled with rufous-buff on the upperparts.

Distribution

Immature Male
Photo © by Xyko Paludo
Quatro Barras, Brasil, 12 May 2017

Endemic to south-east Brazil from Espirito Santo in north to Rio Grande do Sul in south and Goias in west.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Forest, parks, scrub, plantations. Mainly in lowlands, but locally as high as 1500-2000 m. (4900-6500 ft.) asl. Generally common.

Male
Photo © Luiz
Serrinha do Alambari, Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 25 August, 2006

Behaviour

Territorial behavior is common especially in males and to lesser extent, females.

Diet

Mainly feeds on nectar, less frequently small insects. Regularly attend hummingbird feeders.

Breeding

Breeding Nov-March. The two eggs are laid in a cup-shaped nest 3-10 m. (10-30 ft.) above the ground.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7
  3. Schuchmann, K.L. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Brazilian Ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda), 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.brarub1.01

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