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It is found in [[Colombia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Ecuador]], [[Nicaragua]], and [[Panama]].
It is found in [[Colombia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Ecuador]], [[Nicaragua]], and [[Panama]].
Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s and heavily degraded former forest.
Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s and heavily degraded former forest.

The hummingbird feeds by [[trap-lining]] and also defends feeding territory (particularly in nectar-poor habitat), taking nectar and also small insects gleaned from foliage.<ref>{{cite web|URL=https://www.hbw.com/species/blue-chested-hummingbird-amazilia-amabilis |title=Blue-chested Hummingbird |last=Weller |first=A.A. |website=Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Blue-chested hummingbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Amazilia
Species:
A. amabilis
Binomial name
Amazilia amabilis
(Gould, 1853)

The blue-chested hummingbird (Amazilia amabilis) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

The hummingbird feeds by trap-lining and also defends feeding territory (particularly in nectar-poor habitat), taking nectar and also small insects gleaned from foliage.[2]

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ Weller, A.A. "Blue-chested Hummingbird". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Retrieved 10 December 2017.