- Heliothryx barroti
Description
Length: 11.5cm (4.5") Weight: 5.6g. A large tropical hummingbird, green above with pure white underparts and a long tail.
Identification
Upper parts are a bright metallic green, underparts pure white, bill is black. Male has a violet crown and forehead, a black mask terminating in a violet spot, with a bright green malar stripe below. The long tail is blue-black in the center, with white outer tail feathers. Female similar, with longer tail which has a black basal band, and lacking the violet crown and green malar stripe below the eye.
Distribution & Taxonomy
SE Mexico to SW Ecuador.
Habitat
The canopy and edges of forest, also lower levels in more open second growth, and shady gardens.
Behaviour
This hummingbird hawks small insects in the air, as well as gleaning them from foliage. When feeding on nectar, it pierces the base of large flowers. It's flight is light and graceful.
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