Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
6.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1851)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, heavily degraded former forest, rural gardens, pastureland, plantations. From 900 - 2,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, Panama.

Mountains from north-central Costa Rica to western Panama, principally on Pacific slope.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Nectar and some insects.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) [XC166213]
by id from Volcan Irazu National Park, Costa Rica (call)

Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) [XC70114]
by Chris Clark from Savegre Hotel, San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica (call)

Nest
Cup-shaped, composed of plant-floss, placed in a shrub from 1 - 4 m above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
2; white. Incubation: 15 - 19 days; by female.

Young
Fledge in 20 - 26 days.

Subspecies
Probably forms a superspecies with Glow-throated Hummingbird (Selasphorus ardens). "Selasphorus underwoodii" is a hybrid between present species and Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) - 10 files

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