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[[Image:Tumbes_Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|BirdsPeru|BirdsPeru}}<br>El Limon, near Chiclayo, [[Peru]] ]] | [[Image:Tumbes_Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|BirdsPeru|BirdsPeru}}<br>El Limon, near Chiclayo, [[Peru]] ]] | ||
| − | ;[[: Category: | + | ;[[: Category:Thaumasius|Thaumasius]] baeri |
| + | ''Leucippus baeri'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
9-10 cm | 9-10 cm | ||
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Sexes similar but femals with more greyish tips in outer rectrices. Immature plumage not described. | Sexes similar but femals with more greyish tips in outer rectrices. Immature plumage not described. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Arid littoral of extreme southwestern [[Ecuador]] and adjacent northwestern [[Peru]] | |
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A restricted-range species, fairly common in littoral region. | A restricted-range species, fairly common in littoral region. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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Presumably a sedentary species. | Presumably a sedentary species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Schulenberg, T. S. and C. W. Sedgwick (2021). Tumbes Hummingbird (Thaumasius baeri), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.tumhum1.01.1 |
{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Revision as of 17:27, 9 December 2021
- Thaumasius baeri
Leucippus baeri
Identification
9-10 cm
- Straight or slightly decurved, blackish bill
- Light golden green upperparts with dark grey bordered feathers
- Pale cinnamon to greyish-coloured underparts, becoming whitish towards belly
- Light green tail, inner rectrices with bronzish tips, outer rectrices with dusky grey subterminal band and whitish terminal patch
Sexes similar but femals with more greyish tips in outer rectrices. Immature plumage not described.
Distribution
Arid littoral of extreme southwestern Ecuador and adjacent northwestern Peru
A restricted-range species, fairly common in littoral region.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Dry forests and dry shrubland. Occurs from sea-level up to 1300 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on nectar in xerophytic vegetation like cacti. Also takes small insects.
Breeding
Nothing known.
Movements
Presumably a sedentary species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Schulenberg, T. S. and C. W. Sedgwick (2021). Tumbes Hummingbird (Thaumasius baeri), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.tumhum1.01.1
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tumbes Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tumbes_Hummingbird
