- Chrysuronia oenone
Identification
9·5–10 cm
- Black maxilla
- Black-tipped red mandible
- Blue head and throat
Distribution
North-west South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Male : Ssp. josephinae
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Waganqui Lodge, Moyobamba, San Martín, Peru, Dec-2016
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Waganqui Lodge, Moyobamba, San Martín, Peru, Dec-2016
Three subspecies are recognized[1]:
- C. o. oenone:
- C. o. josephinae:
- Tropical eastern Amazonian Peru
- C. o. alleni:
- Northern Bolivia
Habitat
Humid lowland and montane forests, clearings and edges; also in the gallery of old second growth forests. Observed at heights around 860 m,.
Behaviour
Diet
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Female, subspecies josephinae
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Moyobamba, Amazonas Department, Peru, November 2013
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Moyobamba, Amazonas Department, Peru, November 2013
Takes the nectar from flowering trees and shrubs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-tailed Sapphire. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-tailed_Sapphire