Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird
A species of Sparkling-tailed Woodstar Scientific name : Tilmatura dupontii Genus : Sparkling-tailed Woodstar
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird, A species of Sparkling-tailed Woodstar
Botanical name: Tilmatura dupontii
Genus: Sparkling-tailed Woodstar
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Description
The sparkling-tailed woodstar (Tilmatura dupontii), also known as the sparkling-tailed hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest. 
Size
10 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird primarily feeds on nectar and insects. It showcases a hover-feeding technique while extracting nectar from flowers, and adeptly captures insects mid-air. Unique to its kind, sparkling-tailed Hummingbird possesses a preference for certain floral species, indicative of its co-evolution with specific plants.
Habitat
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird typically resides on the periphery of humid to semi-arid pine-oak forests. This species favors areas with secondary growth vegetation, such as brushy landscapes and scrubby woods, often choosing environments where oak trees are present. Broadly, the bird can be found across distinctive biomes, including arroyos that provide water within deciduous tropical forest regions and areas that are on the lower fringes of oak woodlands.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Swifts and hummingbirds Family
Hummingbirds Species
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird 
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