Kolibri (Hummingbirds)
Marvelous Spatuletail
Loddigesia mirabilis
- mistis
- 1109 km/h
- Hampir terancam
A hummingbird so strange it feels made up, with tail feathers ending in floating spatulas.
- Populasi
- 1,000–2,499 mature individuals, decreasing (suspected decline of 1–9% over 10 years)
- Habitat
- Andean forest edge, secondary growth, and montane scrub with thorny, impenetrable Rubus thickets admixed with Alnus trees, at 2,100–2,900 m elevation (occasionally recorded 1,700–3,700 m)
- Fakta menarik
- Adult males possess two outer tail feathers on bare, wire-like shafts that cross each other and end in oversized purplish-black racquet ("spatule") tips, which they use in a wing-buzzing lek display — producing a repeated high-pitched metallic note — to court females.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to a small area of northern Peru, restricted to the eastern slopes of the Río Utcubamba valley (Amazonas region) plus a locality in San Martín region; extent of occurrence ~12,600 km², area of occupancy ~4,300 km²
- Makanan
- Nectar obtained via trap-lining between flowering plants, most often the red-flowered lily Bomarea formosissima and at least five other species; supplemented with small arthropods as is typical for hummingbirds
- Ukuran
- 0,16 m
- Masa hidup
- 1,8 tahun
