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Photo by Georg Krieger
Location: La Gamba, Costa Rica
Glaucis aenea

Identification

  • Green back
  • Rufous breast and belly
  • Dark eye mask
  • Long decurved bill

Distribution

Central and South America
Central America: eastern Honduras through Nicaragua and Costa Rica to western Panama
South America: western Colombia to north-western Ecuador

Taxonomy

This is generally considered a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Lowland rainforests. Visits garden feeders.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes nectar, insects and spiders.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase

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