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VUVulnerableEndemicNectar
ShrublandCup nestTiny · 8 g
ShrublandCup nestTiny · 8 gWhen to see the Purple-backed Sunbeam
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Purple-backed Sunbeam
Regular range
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Purple-backed Sunbeam
The purple-backed sunbeam is a bird species in the family Trochilidae. It is found only in Peru.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
Black-hooded SunbeamAglaeactis pamelaThe black-hooded sunbeam is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long including its 15 mm (0.59 in) straight black bill.
White-tufted SunbeamAglaeactis castelnaudiiAn adult white-tufted sunbeam is approximately 12 cm in height and weighs 7- 8.5 g.
Shining SunbeamAglaeactis cupripennisThe shining sunbeam is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long.
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