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==Identification== | ==Identification== |
Latest revision as of 00:53, 26 November 2019
- Coeligena helianthea
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
Male
- Long straight black bill
- Black head
- Green forehead
- White Post-ocular spot
Distribution
South America: found inColombia and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- C. h. helianthea:
- Andes of north-eastern Colombia (Sierra de Perijá to Bogotá)
- C. h. tamai:
- Western Venezuela (Páramo de Tamá in Táchira)
Habitat
Moist montanes and high-altitude shrubland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of nectar.
Breeding
They breed between May and October, but there is no other information currently available.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-throated Starfrontlet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-throated_Starfrontlet