Velvet-purple coronet
The velvet-purple coronet (Boissonneaua jardini) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in humid foothill forest on the West Andean slope in western Colombia and north-western Ecuador. The species has a quirk of holding its wings straight up for a moment after perching.[2] It generally breeds between January and March, but some have been spotted nesting as far off as September.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Boissonneaua |
| Species: | B. jardini |
| Binomial name | |
| Boissonneaua jardini Bourcier, 1851 | |
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Velvet-purple coronet in NW Ecuador
Description
Its highly iridescent plumage is striking, being largely bluish-purple below and on the crown, greenish-blue on the back, green on the upperwing coverts, and rufous on the underwing coverts. In poor light it may appear all black, except for the strongly contrasting white outer rectrices.
Gallery
Two velvet-purple coronets in the Ecuadorian Chocó cloud forest.
Two velvet-purple coronets in the Ecuadorian Chocó cloud forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Boissonneaua jardini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Velvet-purple Coronet - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- "Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
External links
- Velvet-purple Coronet videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Velvet-purple Coronet photo gallery VIREO
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