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[[Image:VioletHeaded.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo of presumed subspecies ''guimeti'' by Pitter<br />Photo taken: Chocó Dept., [[Colombia]] ]] | [[Image:VioletHeaded.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo of presumed subspecies ''guimeti'' by Pitter<br />Photo taken: Chocó Dept., [[Colombia]] ]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Violet-headed_Hummingbird_Lavaty.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Peacefrog2|Greg Lavaty}}<<br>Location: [[Costa Rica]] <br>Date: ???]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 3 October 2010
- Klais guimeti
Identification
8cm. Violet or deep blue forehead, forepart of crown, chin and throat, metallic bronze-green upperparts, silvery bluish-green central tail feathers, dusky purple remiges, white spot behind each eye, brown-grey underparts, spotted or flecked with green, especially on the sides. The female has a paler blue forehead and crown, grey underparts tinged with metallic green or bronze-green on the sides and flanks. Straight black bill.
Distribution
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies are recognized, merriti, guimeti, and pallidiventris.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and montanes.
Behaviour
The diet includes nectar.
The female builds the cup shaped nest of moss and cobwebs, lined with seed plumes, in trees usually above a stream. 2 white eggs are laid, and are incubated by the female.
