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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
25/05/2024 06:00:32 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
EN
Black-backed Thornbill*
Id (Atlas):
Ramphomicron dorsale
Description (10 )
Black-backed Thornbill
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Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Size
9 - 10 cm
First Described (Guide )
Salvin & Godman, 1880
Habitat
Edges of humid montane forest, elfin forest and páramo . From 2,000 - 4,600 m.
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)... )
Listen to XC165587
Black-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron dorsale ) [XC165587 ]
by Andrew Spencer from RNA El Dorado, Sierra de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia (call)
Listen to XC165590
Black-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron dorsale ) [XC165590 ]
by id from RNA El Dorado, Sierra de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia (song)
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:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Black-backed Thornbill see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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