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- Campylopterus hemileucurus
Identification
15cm. Deep violet, dark green back and wing coverts, black tail with white outer tailfeathers. The female is dark green above and grey below apart from a violet throat; the tail pattern is the same as the male's. Young have buff edges to the feathers and lack any violet, although juvenile males may be dusky green-blue below. [1]
Distribution
Southern Mexico and Central America as far south as Costa Rica and western Panama. [1]
Taxonomy
Habitat
Understory and edges of mountain forests, especially near streams. [1]
Behaviour
It builds a large cup nest placed on a low horizontal branch, usually over a stream and 2 white eggs are laid. [1]
The diet includes nectar.
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