
Tiny hummingbird with short bill. Wingtips project past tail tip on perched birds. Adult male: Green crown, back and rump. Green wing coverts and dark wingtips. White face, throat and underparts. Bright magenta-purple gorget and smudgy cinnamon flanks. Black tail feathers with orange bases and white tips. Adult female: Similar to male, but has lines of greenish spots on throat. More prominent white tips to tail feathers than male. Juvenile male: Similar to adult female, but heavier spotting. Juvenile female: Similar to adult female, except finer spotting on throat.
Length: 7 (cm) Wingspan: 10 (cm)
Habitat:
Montane forests.
Behavior:
Quick, zigzagging flight. Hovers while sipping nectar and gleaning insects.
Feeding:
Diet consists of nectar, sap, spiders and insects.
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