Olive-spotted Hummingbird (Talaphorus chlorocercus)

Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonas, Brazil

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonas, Brazil

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonas, Brazil

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Loreto, Peru


Identification & Behavior: ~10.5 cm (4.2 in). The Olive-spotted Hummingbird is green above and gray below, with olive on the sides of the breast and belly. It has olive poorly defined spots on the throat and upper breast. The tail is gray with a dusky terminal band. The bill is slightly decurved and black. It is superficially similar to a female Blue-chinned Sapphire but is distinguished by being plain gray on the underparts and a larger size. No other Leucipus hummingbird occurs in the range of the Olive-spotted Hummingbird.

Status: The Olive-spotted Hummingbird is uncommon on scrub, mid-succession vegetation on river islands and similar habitats along the Marañon, Ucayali, Napo and Amazon rivers. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Br.

Name in Spanish: Colibrí Blanco y Olivo.

Sub-species: Olive-spotted Hummingbird (Talaphorus chlorocercus), Gould, 1866.

Meaning of Name: Talaphorus: Gr. Talas= wretched, sorry; phoros= carrying. chlorocercus: Gr. Khlōros= green and kerkos= tail.

Formerly known as Leucipus chlorocercus (2019).

See more of the Family Trochilidae   peru aves

Distribution Map

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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.