Golden-tailed Sapphire
A species of Golden-tailed Sapphire Scientific name : Chrysuronia oenone Genus : Golden-tailed Sapphire
Golden-tailed Sapphire, A species of Golden-tailed Sapphire
Botanical name: Chrysuronia oenone
Genus: Golden-tailed Sapphire
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Description General Info
Description
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
Size
10 cm
Feeding Habits
Golden-tailed Sapphire forages nectar from flowering trees like Erythrina and Inga, also shrubs. Females employ trap-lining across dispersed flowers; males may defend flowering territories. Additionally, golden-tailed Sapphire flycatches and gleans foliage arthropods, adapting to forest edges and gaps.
Habitat
The habitat of golden-tailed Sapphire typically encompasses humid forests, notably at gap clearings and perimeters, as well as older secondary growth areas. These birds are also found along gallery forests and thrive in semi-open environments such as shaded plantations of cacao and coffee, gardens, and deciduous forests. They primarily inhabit foothill regions and the adjacent lowlands.
Dite type
Nectivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Swifts and hummingbirds Family
Hummingbirds Genus
Golden-tailed Sapphire Species
Golden-tailed Sapphire