Snowcap
A species of Snowcap Scientific name : Microchera albocoronata Genus : Snowcap
Snowcap, A species of Snowcap
Botanical name: Microchera albocoronata
Genus: Snowcap
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Description General Info
Description
This is a tiny hummingbird, 6.5 cm long and 2.5 g in weight, with a short black bill and black legs. The adult male snowcap is unmistakable. It has the shining white cap which gives this species its English and scientific names, a deep purple body, and white outer tail feathers. The adult female is bronze-green above, dull white below, and has dull white outer tail feathers. She has more white below than other female hummingbirds. Juvenile snowcaps resemble the adult female, but are duller, have greyer underparts, and bronzed central tail feathers. The purple plumage of young males starts on the underparts as a striking dark central line. 
Size
7 cm
Feeding Habits
Snowcap primarily feeds on nectar from small flowers, such as those of trees, vines, shrubs, and epiphytes, and supplements its diet with small arthropods. It has specialized feeding behaviors adapted to its unique dietary preferences.
Habitat
The snowcap is typically found in humid forested areas, both in lowland and montane regions. They frequent the surrounding semi-open forests, second growths, and are often seen in areas with more open vegetation than deep forest interiors. This includes forest openings, breaks, and human-modified landscapes such as plantations, thickets, and hedges.
Dite type
Nectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
It is a resident breeder in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama. Its habitat is the canopy and edges of wet forest, and it will also use adjacent more open woodland. It occurs mainly on the Caribbean mountain slopes, breeding mainly at heights of 300–800 m. After breeding, most descend to the adjacent lowlands, but some may wander up to heights of 1400 m.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Swifts and hummingbirds Family
Hummingbirds Genus
Snowcap Species
Snowcap 
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