Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
A species of Rufous-winged Hummingbirds Scientific name : Eupherusa eximia Genus : Rufous-winged Hummingbirds
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird, A species of Rufous-winged Hummingbirds
Botanical name: Eupherusa eximia
Genus: Rufous-winged Hummingbirds
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Description General Info
Description
This medium-sized hummingbird can measure up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long, and weigh up to 4.3 g (0.15 oz). The male has metallic green upperparts that grade to bronze at the rump and tail. It sports a conspicuous rufous wing patch when the wings are folded. The underwing is mostly rufous-cinnamon. The namesake striped tail is formed by dark bronze green central rectrices and outer rectrices which have black outer webs, white inner webs and broad black tips. The female has a metallic green back but her underparts and the sides of her face are light brownish grey. On both sexes, the bill is straight and black. The female lays two white eggs in a small cup nest lined with plant fibres. The white-tailed hummingbird and the Oaxaca hummingbird are sometimes considered subspecies of this species. 
Size
11 cm
Feeding Habits
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird primarily feeds on nectar from flowering plants, including Inga trees, shrubs, and epiphytes. They frequently visit Clusia, Besleria, and Salvia flowers. Additionally, stripe-tailed Hummingbird supplements its diet with small arthropods, showcasing adaptability in its feeding behavior.
Habitat
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird is commonly found in a variety of dense vegetative environments primarily consisting of humid montane evergreen forests and forest edges. These birds thrive in diversified habitats including semideciduous forests, pine-evergreen forests, and even in human-altered landscapes such as plantations. Their presence is typically noted across broad neotropical mountainous regions, where they are well adapted to a life amongst the lush canopy and the diverse plant life that characterizes these ecosystems.
Dite type
Nectivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Swifts and hummingbirds Family
Hummingbirds Species
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird 
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