Olive-spotted Hummingbird
Talaphorus chlorocercus
The Olive-spotted Hummingbird (Talaphorus chlorocercus) is a rare hummingbird found in 4 countries. The olive-spotted hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of the subfamily Trochilinae.
About the Olive-spotted Hummingbird
The olive-spotted hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of the subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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How to identify it
The olive-spotted hummingbird is 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs about 6 g (0.21 oz). The sexes are essentially the same. They have a straight blackish bill; the females are slightly longer than the males. Adults have a bronze crown and neck and the rest of their upper parts are grayish-green to bronze-green. Their throat is olive green which sometimes appears speckled with golden green and the rest of the underparts are whitish. Their tail is pale grayish green to olive green with grayish tips on the inner feathers and grayish outer webs to the others. Voice: The olive-spotted hummingbird's song is "a monotonous series of multisyllabic notes, e.g. 'cliCHEW cliCHEW cliCHEW...'" and its calls include "a sharp 'seek', a wiry 'seeuee', a rich chatter and a hard 'tcht'."
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in July. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify an Olive-spotted Hummingbird?
- The olive-spotted hummingbird is 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs about 6 g (0.21 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- Where can you see an Olive-spotted Hummingbird?
- The Olive-spotted Hummingbird occurs in 4 countries, including Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil.
- What birds look similar to an Olive-spotted Hummingbird?
- The Olive-spotted Hummingbird is most easily confused with the Bronze-tailed Thornbill, the Blue-headed Sapphire and the Veraguan Mango.
- Is the Olive-spotted Hummingbird endangered?
- The Olive-spotted Hummingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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