Kolibri (Hummingbirds)
Wire-crested Thorntail
Discosura popelairii
- tidak umum
- 51 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Male wears an iridescent green wire crest above his crown. His tail fans into a deeply forked, electric-blue fork.
- Populasi
- Unknown (population size and trend not quantified; a "continuing decline in mature individuals" qualitative trend is noted but no numeric estimate exists)
- Habitat
- Humid montane/foothill forest edges and interior, typically at 500-1,500 m elevation on Andean slopes.
- Fakta menarik
- The Wire-crested Thorntail is among the smallest birds on Earth, with adult males weighing only about 2.5 grams yet sporting a glittering, hair-like crest and a deeply forked, wire-thin tail; the species is monotypic (no recognized subspecies) and believed largely sedentary.
- Sebaran
- Andean foothills of eastern Colombia (Meta department), eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru (including Puno department); one sighting record from Bolivia.
- Makanan
- Primarily nectar, especially from Inga tree flowers in the forest canopy, supplemented with small arthropods.
- Ukuran
- 0,114 m
- Masa hidup
- 1,7 tahun
