Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
13.20 - 13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Loddiges, 1832)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 2,000 - 3,500 m, occasionally down to 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (P), Ecuador, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (45)...)

Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) [XC260508]
by Jonas Nilsson from Napo: Guango Lodge', Ecuador (call, calls)

Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) [XC73398]
by Daniel Lane from Rio Blanco Reserve. Manizales. Caldas, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
Specimens at the south end of the range of nominate are similar in colour to tinochlora, but the subspecific distinction is still evident in the general coloration and the pattern of the tail-feather tips.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

flavescens (Loddiges, 1832) - Andes of north-western Venezuela (M�rida) and Colombia (all three ranges).
tinochlora Oberholser, 1902 - South-western Colombia and western Andean slope of Ecuador.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) - 10 files

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