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The tepui goldenthroat is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long. Males weigh 4.5 to 6.1 g (0.16 to 0.22 oz) and females 4.1 to 5 g (0.14 to 0.18 oz). Males have bronzy green upperparts and glittering green underparts. The tail is shades of green with a wide white band at the base and white tips. The area around the eye is dusky gray with white streaks above and below it. The female is smaller than the male and has dull white underparts heavily dotted with golden-green, especially on the breast. Juveniles are like the adults but with buffy edges to the head's feathers. Voice: The tepui goldenthroat gives a "loud series of 'tsit' or 'tizzie' notes" while foraging.
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When to see the Tepui Goldenthroat
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Tepui Goldenthroat
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Tepui Goldenthroat
The tepui goldenthroat is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Green-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus theresiaeThe green-tailed goldenthroat is 8.9 to 9.9 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 3.0 to 3.9 g (0.11 to 0.14 oz).
White-tailed GoldenthroatPolytmus guainumbiThe white-tailed goldenthroat is 9.7 to 11.8 cm (3.8 to 4.6 in) long and weighs 4.4 to 5 g (0.16 to 0.18 oz).
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