Hummingbirds Flashcards
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Sparkling Violetear
Large aggressive hummingbird that usually dominates feeders or flower patches. Sparkling green overall with purplish-blue patches on cheeks and belly. Sexes alike. Larger than Lesser Violetear, and that species lacks the purple belly. Common and widespread in the Andes. Uses open habitats, including forest edge, shrubby agricultural land, and towns and cities.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Sparkling Violetear
Found from 400–4,500 m; most common from the subtropical zone up to high elevation scrub and dry valleys, but also wanders low into foothills. Listen for the incessant song, a never-ending series of metallic chip notes.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Bronze-tailed Thornbill
Medium-sized hummingbird with a rather large tail. Males and females are dingy greenish-olive overall. On both sexes, look for a bronzy rump and tail and a short, straight bill.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Bronze-tailed Thornbill
Males have a long iridescent throat patch that is mostly green, but ends in a pink point. Females have a grayish throat. Typically seen singly in shrubby stunted forest at the edge of páramo. Restricted to the Andes of north-central Colombia.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Tyrian Metaltail
Male
Small hummingbird with short, straight bill. Common in forests and edges in the temperate zone of the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia. Generally dark green above and brownish below with a bright green throat.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Tyrian Metaltail
Female
Females are buffier below than males. Look for the dark metallic-maroon tail (blue on birds in Santa Marta Mountains of Colombia). Visits feeders.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Black-tailed Trainbearer
Male
Small hummingbird with an exceptionally long tail. Green overall with a fairly short, slightly decurved bill. The male’s long tail is striking. Sexes similar but females are more spotted below and have a shorter tail. Could be confused with Long-tailed Sylph, but the trainbearer occurs in dry, scrubby, open habitats, not in forests.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Black-tailed Trainbearer
Female
Compare with very similar Green-tailed Trainbearer; Black-tailed has a longer, more decurved bill, a longer tail that usually looks slightly curved, and is somewhat duller green. Occurs from Colombia to Peru, from around 2,500 to 3,800 m. Occasionally visits feeders, but more often seen feeding at flowering shrubs.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Blue-throated Starfrontlet
Large and dazzling hummingbird found in the Andes of northern Colombia and barely into western Venezuela. Males look dark at a distance, but are unmistakable in good light: dark blackish head and breast with a green forecrown, a purplish-blue throat patch, and a glittering purplish-pink belly.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Blue-throated Starfrontlet
On females, look for a buffy throat, a purplish-pink belly, and a long straight bill. Occurs in montane forests, edges, and gardens; visits feeders.
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From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Great Sapphirewing
A huge, spectacular hummingbird. Males are bright shimmering emerald with blue wings. Females are greenish above with cinnamon underparts. The bill is medium-length and slightly upturned. Larger than almost all other hummingbirds, with slower wingbeats compared with the typical hummingbird blur.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Great Sapphirewing
Occurs in montane forest and edges in the Andes from northern Colombia to Bolivia, typically from around 2,800 m to around treeline. Visits feeders.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Green-bearded Helmetcrest
This stunning hummingbird is distinctive within its limited range in north-central Colombia. Males have a pointed green strip on the throat bordered by white and a spiky black-and-white crest. On females and immatures, look for the broad white band across the chest that extends up onto the sides of the neck, the very short, straight bill, and white in the outer tail feathers.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Green-bearded Helmetcrest
Most often seen singly foraging at flowering shrubs in the páramo.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Shining Sunbeam
Large, dark-brown hummingbird with lilac-gold iridescent lower back and rump. Like other sunbeams, it has a proportionally short bill for a hummingbird. Inhabits high elevation, semi-arid montane ridges and cloud forests.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Shining Sunbeam
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Male
Unmistakable. This ridiculous hummingbird has the longest bill in relation to its body size of any bird in the world. In addition to the striking bill, look for the overall muted green body color with a bronzy head.
What hummer is this?
From Chingaza Nationalpark August list
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Female
Found in the temperate zone of the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia, from around 2,500m to 3,500m. Occurs in montane forest and edges, where it uses its bill to feed from long tubular flowers. Visits feeders.
