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Chlorostilbon maugaeus

The Green-crowned Brilliant is a beautiful hummingbird with shiny green feathers. It loves to sip nectar from flowers and can hover in the air like a tiny helicopter!

Hábitat: Mountain regions

Aspecto

The Chlorostilbon maugaeus is a small, iridescent emerald green hummingbird with a bright white post-ocular spot behind its eye. Males boast a deeply forked, glossy black tail, while females have a shorter, more rounded tail with distinctive white tips on their outer feathers.

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Chlorostilbon maugaeus

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

It's the smallest bird species found only on the island of Puerto Rico!

Its wings beat so fast, they make a buzzing sound and blur into a shimmering haze!

This tiny bird can even fly backwards and upside down, which is super rare for birds!

To save energy at night, this tiny bird can enter a deep sleep called torpor.

Habilidades especiales

Chlorostilbon maugaeus can hover perfectly still in the air because of its unique wing structure that allows rapid figure-eight motions.

Chlorostilbon maugaeus has an incredibly high metabolism that requires constant feeding to fuel its rapid wing beats and active lifestyle.

Chlorostilbon maugaeus has a unique, long forked tongue that helps them efficiently collect nectar from deep inside flowers.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 8.5-9.5 cm
Envergadura: 10-12 cm
Peso: 0.0025-0.0035 kg
Esperanza de vida: 3-7 años
Top Speed: 50 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 2
Incubación: 14-16 días

Dieta y alimentación

This tiny bird sips sweet flower nectar and snatches small insects for essential protein.

Diferencias por edad: Young birds need more protein from insects for rapid growth and development.

Alimentos principales

flower nectar
small spiders
mosquitoes
gnats
aphids

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Sleeping Hibiscus

Malvaviscus arboreus

Visits its red flowers for nectar, aiding plant reproduction.

pollinates

Wild Coffee

Psychotria ligustrifolia

Feeds on its small flowers, helping spread pollen.

eaten by

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Hunts small birds, including hummingbirds, in its range.

eaten by

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Feral cats are significant predators of these small birds.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Montaña

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica a las especies que se encuentran en regiones montañosas, caracterizadas por su gran altitud, pendientes pronunciadas y zonas climáticas variables.