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 LC    Peruvian Sheartail* Id (Atlas):
    Thaumastura cora

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Peruvian Sheartail, Cora's Sheartail

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
7 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1827)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland. From sea-level - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)
Chile, Peru.

Unknown to Ecuador.

Western Peru (Piura and Lambayeque to Tacna) and northern Chile (Arica). Single report from south-western Ecuador (Loja).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

 
Peruvian Sheartail (Thaumastura cora) [XC719866]
     by id from Valle de Chaca, XV Region, Chile (call)

 
Peruvian Sheartail (Thaumastura cora) [XC230858]
     by Ross Gallardy from Santa Eulalia Valley, Lima, Peru (call)

Subspecies
Affinities of genus uncertain. External morphology indicates close relationship with Doricha, Tilmatura, Microstilbon and Rhodopis. Genus sometimes merged into Calliphlox.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Peruvian Sheartail (Thaumastura cora) - 10 files


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