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 EN    Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird* Id (Atlas):
    Amazilia castaneiventris

Description (10)
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Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
8.40 - 10.40 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1856

Habitat
Dry valleys and some humid sites. From 340 - 2,200 m, and possibly down to 120 m.

Range (Guide)
Colombia (B).

Western slope of eastern Andes of north-central Colombia.
 
Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Utters an excited 'grr-grr' when defending a territory against attack from conspecifics or other hummingbirds.

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl), but not, as sometimes suggested, with Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) and Buff-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanensis).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) which is very similar, but has dingy-grey lower underparts.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Chestnut-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia castaneiventris) - 10 files


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