Charming Hummingbird
Polyerata decora
Nearly identical to Blue-chested Hummingbird but no range overlap. Male has glittering purple-blue throat, green back and crown, paler grayish belly, and dark tail. Female less obvious, with spotted chest; note the pink base to the lower mandible of the bill. She is smaller than most other female hummingbirds that have spotted chests, such as White-necked Jacobin. Usually seen fairly low at a forest edge or shrubby second growth.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Polyerata decora
- Authority
- Salvin, 1891
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Genus
- Polyerata
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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