Black-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron dorsale)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
9 - 10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvin & Godman, 1880

Habitat
Edges of humid montane forest, elfin forest and p�ramo. From 2,000 - 4,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia.

Santa Marta Mts of north-eastern Colombia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011) and decreasing.

Status EN
Forest clearance for agriculture, extensive and regular burning and heavy livestock grazing are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

Black-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron dorsale) [XC353355]
by Andrew Spencer from Laguna #3, Complejo de Lagunas de Sevilla, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Ci\u00e9naga, Magdalena, Colombia (call)

Black-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron dorsale) [XC165587]
by Andrew Spencer from RNA El Dorado, Sierra de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Purple-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum). Possibly closely related to Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron dorsale) - 10 files

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