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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]]. |
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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. |
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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> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 21:51, 10 December 2017
Blue-chested hummingbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Amazilia |
Species: | A. amabilis
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Binomial name | |
Amazilia amabilis (Gould, 1853)
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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
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- ^ Weller, A.A. "Blue-chested Hummingbird". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Retrieved 10 December 2017.