Purple-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata rosenbergi) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Purple-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata rosenbergi), photo 2 — Photo: (c) tomas_kay, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Purple-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata rosenbergi), photo 3 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Purple-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata rosenbergi), photo 4 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Purple-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata rosenbergi), photo 5 — Photo: (c) RJ Baltierra, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Purple-chested Hummingbird sounds like

Sonogram of the Purple-chested Hummingbird: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Purple-chested Hummingbird

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Purple-chested Hummingbird

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Ecuador Colombia

About the Purple-chested Hummingbird

The purple-chested hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. It is commonly hunted for the supposed medicinal properties of its beak by indigenous peoples in the area.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraThe charming hummingbird and also known as the beryl-crowned hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae, found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Blue-chested HummingbirdPolyerata amabilisThe blue-chested hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

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