Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer Chalybura urochrysia

Described by: Gould (1861)
Alternate common name(s): Black-vented Plumeleteer, Dusky Plumeleteer, Ecuadorian Plumeleteer, Highland Plumeleteer, Red-footed Plumeleteer
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Cerro Azul, Panama - Mar, 2005 © Richard Stern  Canopy Tower Lodge, Panama - Dec, 2000 © Allen Chartier  Canopy Tower Lodge, Panama - Dec, 2000 © Allen Chartier  Costa Rica - Jan, 2009 © Nancy Bell 
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Range

C. to s. Central America and nw. South America;
Two population;
(1) Ex. e. Honduras, e. Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
(2) Caribbean slope on nw. Panama to ex. nw. Colombia.
(3) Ex. se. Panama, nc. and w. Colombia and ex. nw. Ecuador.
(4) Mountains of sw. Ecuador and possibly nw. Peru.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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