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Snowy-bellied hummingbird

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has assessed the snowy-bellied hummingbird as being of Least Concern. It has a large range and a population of at least 50,000 mature individuals that is believed to be stable. No immediate threats have been identified. It is considered locally common to common in most of its range including the
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The western populations of snowy-bellied hummingbird breed between September and January with most nesting in December and January. The nest is a cup of downy fibers with lichens and moss on the outside. It is typically placed on a branch or in a fork of a bush or small tree up to 9 m
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The snowy-bellied hummingbird forages for nectar at a wide variety of native and introduced plants, shrubs, and trees. It usually feeds between about 3 and 6 m (10 and 20 ft) of the ground. It sometimes defends feeding territories. In addition to nectar, it feeds on small
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Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 July 2022. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society.
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have bronze-green upperparts that are especially coppery in the back and rump. Their tail is bronze to coppery and sometimes has a purple sheen. Their throat and chest are glittering golden green, the belly has a V-shaped white center, and the undertail
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The snowy-bellied hummingbird is 8 to 11 cm (3.1 to 4.3 in) long. Males weigh 5 to 5.4 g (0.18 to 0.19 oz) and females 4.3 to 5.2 g (0.15 to 0.18 oz). Both sexes of all subspecies have a straight blackish bill whose
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The snowy-bellied hummingbird appears to be mostly sedentary. It does make local movements from arid areas in the wet season to more humid ones in the dry season. It also appears to move in response to availability of flowers.
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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
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The snowy-bellied hummingbird inhabits different landscapes across its distribution. In Costa Rica and western Panama it favors semi-open areas such as savanna, scrublands with scattered trees, edges and clearings of
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inhabits semi-open to open landscapes like abandoned fields and also mangroves; on the mainland it is found in rainforest. In elevation it ranges between sea level and 700 m (2,300 ft).
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are rufous. Adult females are similar to males but with a less intense green on their upperparts, a more whitish throat and undertail coverts, and light green tips on the outer tail feathers.
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HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at:
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in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in mostly in Costa Rica and Panama with a few records in Colombia.
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The snowy-bellied hummingbird's song is "a soft 'bebeebee, d’beebee' or 'tseer tir tir'." It also makes "tip" or "tsip" calls.
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inhabits fields with low herbs and bushes at elevations between 500 and 850 m (1,600 and 2,800 ft). On islands,
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has been suggested as a separate species based on the color of its tail but this treatment has not gained acceptance.
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has less contrast between the green and copper of the back than the nominate and brownish undertail coverts.
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genera, the snowy-bellied hummingbird was moved by most taxonomic systems to the resurrected genus
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McGuire, J.; Witt, C.; Remsen, J.V.; Corl, A.; Rabosky, D.; Altshuler, D.; Dudley, R. (2014).
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is slightly larger than the nominate and its tail is bluish black to purplish black.
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has paler undertail coverts than the nominate and a bronze to bronze-green tail.
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Colorado, G.J.; Pulgarín, P.C. (2003). "Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
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The subspecies of snowy-bellied hummingbird are found thus:
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Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022).
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Images show how 'color' of feathers changes with lighting
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The snowy-bellied hummingbird has these four subspecies:
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The snowy-bellied hummingbird was formerly placed in the
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Stiles, F.G.; Remsen, J.V. Jr.; Mcguire, J.A. (2017).
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with at least one record in northwestern Colombia's
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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
CITES
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Strisores
Apodiformes
Trochilidae
Saucerottia
Binomial name
Delattre
Bourcier

Synonyms
hummingbird
genus
Amazilia
molecular phylogenetic
polyphyletic
monophyletic
Saucerottia
BirdLife International

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