Chestnut-crowned crowned hummingbird [1] ( lat. Boissonneaua matthewsii ) is a bird of the hummingbird family.
| Chestnut Crowned Hummingbird |
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| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Suborder : | Hummingbird ( Trochili ) |
| Subfamily : | Typical hummingbirds |
| Gender: | Crowned Hummingbird |
| View: | Chestnut Crowned Hummingbird |
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| International scientific name |
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Boissonneaua matthewsii bourcier , 1847 |
| Security status |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22687871 |
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The chestnut crowned hummingbird reaches a length of about 10.5 to 12 cm. A straight, relatively thick beak about 18 mm long. The upper body is brilliant green, while the plumage of the head is bright green. Behind the eyes of a hummingbird there is an invisible spot of sand color. The lower body is reddish brown. The neck is bright green. The female is very similar to the male, however, she has yellow-brown drops on her neck, and her lower body is slightly paler.
The species range covers an area of approximately 130,000 km² in the South American countries of Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Hummingbirds move in the crown of moist forests, as well as along the edges of the forest. It can be observed at an altitude of 1,500 to 3,300 m above sea level. Forests in which the bird lives are located in subtropical flesh to temperate climatological zones. The bird lives on both the western and eastern slopes of the Andes. In Peru, it lives south of Cajamarca to Cuzco . In Ecuador, it is found west of Chimborazo , observed in the provinces of El Oro and Loja . However, most of the population lives in the highlands of Cordillera del Cóndor . In Colombia, she lives in the southern tip of the Andes in the provinces of Putumayo and Narinho .
The bird is territorial with respect to flowers. The flowers to which it flies are located in the middle and upper parts of the tree crowns. She also preys on insects, attacking them from behind. Despite her warlike nature, she also gathers with other hummingbirds on flowering trees. During feeding, the bird firmly grabs the flower, widely spreading its wings.
- ↑ Boehme R. L. , Flint V. E. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Ed. ed. Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., "RUSSO", 1994. - S. 157. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
- Robert S. Ridgely, Paul J. Greenfield: Birds of Ecuador Field Guide , Vol. 1, Cornell University Press, 2001, S. 370ff, ISBN 978-0-8014-8720-0
- Robert S. Ridgely, Paul J. Greenfield: Birds of Ecuador Field Guide , Vol. 2, Cornell University Press, 2001, S. 277ff, ISBN 978-0-8014-8721-7
- Thomas Schulenberg, Douglas F. Stotz, Daniel F. Lane: Birds of Peru , Princeton University Press, 2007, S. 236, ISBN 978-0-691-04915-1
- Steven L. Hilty, William L. Brown: A Guide to the Birds of Colombia. Princeton University Press, 1986, S. 268, ISBN 978-0-691-08372-8
