Peruvian Piedtail
Phlogophilus harterti
Small hummingbird found in montane forest, especially on outlying ridges of the Andes. Green above with orange sides and a white belly that extends onto the sides of its neck; it gets its name from its bold black-and-white striped tail pattern, which is especially visible in flight. Forages in the understory of dense mossy forest.
识别特征
The Peruvian piedtail is 7.2 to 7.5 cm (2.8 to 3.0 in) long and weighs 2.2 to 2.7 g (0.078 to 0.095 oz). The adult male and female are alike. They have a short, straight, black bill. Their upperparts are green. They have a white spot behind the eye. The throat and center of the breast and belly are white and the rest of the underparts buff. The innermost pair of tail feathers are green with a wide black tip; the others are buff with a wide diagonal black band. Juveniles resemble the adults but their head and neck feathers have buff fringes.
分类信息
The Peruvian piedtail shares its genus with the Ecuadorian piedtail (P. hemileucurus). It is monotypic.
- 学名
- Phlogophilus harterti
- 命名信息
- Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1901
- 目
- Apodiformes
- 科
- Trochilidae
- 属
- Phlogophilus
分布与栖息地
The Peruvian piedtail has a discontinuous distribution in central and southeastern Peru. It occurs in the east Andean foothills of Huánuco, Pasco, Cuzco, and Puno departments. It inhabits the interior of primary and secondary forest. In elevation it is most numerous around 1,000 m (3,300 ft) but ranges between 750 and 1,500 m (2,500 and 4,900 ft).
- 迁徙
- Resident species
行为
The Peruvian piedtail is mostly sedentary but some altitudinal movements are believed to be likely.<p>The Peruvian piedtail perches to take nectar from flowers and to glean small insects from foliage.<p>Nothing is known about the Peruvian piedtail's breeding phenology.<p>The Peruvian piedtail's song is "a shrill, thin series of notes, which descend sequentially in pitch, 'SIIII siii suuu'."
保护状况
- 种群趋势
- stable
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