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| − | [[ | + | [[File:Steely-vented_Hummingbird_ssp-warscewiczi_NIELS.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies '' warscewiczi ''<br />Photo © by {{user|njlarsen|NJ Larsen}}<br /> Hotel Minca, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, [[Colombia]], 20 August 2023]] |
| − | ;[[:Category: | + | ;[[:Category:Saucerottia|Saucerottia]] saucerottei |
| − | '' | + | ''Amazilia saucerottei'' |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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| + | 8-11 cm (3¼-4¼ in), with straight, medium long bill. | ||
| + | *Bronze-green upperparts, becoming more bronze on the wing, lower back and rump | ||
| + | *Blue-black tail<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''': | ||
| + | *Glittering green underparts | ||
| + | *White thighs | ||
| + | *Blue vent | ||
| + | '''Female''' is duller green below and has grey-buff edges to the vent feathers.<br /> | ||
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| + | Young birds are dull dark bronze-green below. Bill is black above with some red at the base of the lower [[Dictionary_M-O#M|mandible]]. | ||
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| + | [[File:Steely-vented_Hummingbird_ID-Points_Lower-mandible_Socks_Tail_NIELS.jpg|thumb|350px|right|ID Points: red lower mandible, blue tail,<br /> white socks<br />Photo © by {{user|njlarsen|NJ Larsen}}<br /> Hotel Minca, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, [[Colombia]], 26 August 2023]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Colombia]] and northwestern [[Venezuela]]. | + | [[Image:Steely-vented_Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Pitter|Pitter}}<br />Cali, [[Colombia]], 2004]] |
| + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]] and northwestern [[Venezuela]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Blue-vented Hummingbird]] has been split from [[Steely-vented Hummingbird]]. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''S. s. warscewiczi'' - northern [[Colombia]] and extreme northwestern [[Venezuela]] |
| − | *'' | + | *''S. s. saucerottei'' - Colombia (west slope of Western Andes and Cauca Valley) |
| − | *'' | + | *''S. s. braccata'' - Andes of w Venezuela (Mérida and Trujillo) |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open shrubland and woodland, coffee plantations, gardens, savanna, and the edges and gaps of evergreen forests. More often encountered in dry than wet areas. Found from sea level to pretty high up in foothills or even mountains. | Open shrubland and woodland, coffee plantations, gardens, savanna, and the edges and gaps of evergreen forests. More often encountered in dry than wet areas. Found from sea level to pretty high up in foothills or even mountains. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Poorly known. | Poorly known. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen20V10.2}}# SACC [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline04.html baseline] |
#Weller, A.A., P. F. D. Boesman, and H. F. Greeney (2020). Steely-vented Hummingbird (Amazilia saucerottei), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.stvhum2.01 | #Weller, A.A., P. F. D. Boesman, and H. F. Greeney (2020). Steely-vented Hummingbird (Amazilia saucerottei), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.stvhum2.01 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|"Saucerottia saucerottei" {{!}} "Amazilia saucerottei" {{!}} "Steely-vented Hummingbird"}} |
| − | + | {{GS-checked}}1 | |
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Saucerottia]] |
Latest revision as of 13:51, 24 October 2023
- Saucerottia saucerottei
Amazilia saucerottei
Identification
8-11 cm (3¼-4¼ in), with straight, medium long bill.
- Bronze-green upperparts, becoming more bronze on the wing, lower back and rump
- Blue-black tail
Male:
- Glittering green underparts
- White thighs
- Blue vent
Female is duller green below and has grey-buff edges to the vent feathers.
Young birds are dull dark bronze-green below. Bill is black above with some red at the base of the lower mandible.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Blue-vented Hummingbird has been split from Steely-vented Hummingbird.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized1:
- S. s. warscewiczi - northern Colombia and extreme northwestern Venezuela
- S. s. saucerottei - Colombia (west slope of Western Andes and Cauca Valley)
- S. s. braccata - Andes of w Venezuela (Mérida and Trujillo)
Habitat
Open shrubland and woodland, coffee plantations, gardens, savanna, and the edges and gaps of evergreen forests. More often encountered in dry than wet areas. Found from sea level to pretty high up in foothills or even mountains.
Behaviour
Poorly known.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v 10.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- SACC baseline
- Weller, A.A., P. F. D. Boesman, and H. F. Greeney (2020). Steely-vented Hummingbird (Amazilia saucerottei), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.stvhum2.01
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
