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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
23/05/2024 01:03:09 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
EN
Marvelous Spatuletail*
Id (Atlas):
Loddigesia mirabilis
Description (10 )
Marvelous Spatuletail
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Other Names (World)
Marvelous Spatuletail, Marvellous Spatuletail, Marvellous Racquet-tailed Hummingbird, Peruvian Racquet-tailed Hummingbird, Loddiges's Spatuletail
Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Size
10 - 20 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Bourcier, 1847)
Habitat
Forest edges, secondary growth, montane scrub. From 2,100 - 2,900 m, occasionally 1,700 - 3,700 m.
Peru (B).
Northern Peru, along eastern bank of R Utcubamba (Amazonas).
 
Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Forest destruction and degradation through clearing for cash crops, hunting, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
A peculiar humming. Loud flapping noises are made by the modified flight feathers.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)... )
Listen to XC41717
Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis ) [XC41717 ]
by id from 6km west of La Florida, Amazonas, Peru (call)
Listen to XC815056
Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis ) [XC815056 ]
by Guilherme Melo from Huembo, Amazonas, Peru (call, flight call)
Subspecies
Uncertain systematic affinities. Possibly closely related to Heliactin and Heliothryx .
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Booted Racquet-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii ) which is much greener with a rounded head.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Marvelous Spatuletail see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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