Black-bellied thorntail
| Black-bellied thorntail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Discosura |
| Species: | D. langsdorffi
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| Binomial name | |
| Discosura langsdorffi Temminck, 1821
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| Synonyms | |
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Popelairia langsdorffi (Temminck, 1821) | |
The black-bellied thorntail (Discosura langsdorffi) is a slow flying species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.[2] It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest at about a 100-300m altitude.[3] It stays high in the forest which explains the lack of scientific information on it.[4] The male will attract the female by fanning out their tail and zooming side-to-side with a loud cracking sound.[2] Generally they'd only make a quick “tsip” or “chip” noise when feeding.[3]
This species has a knack for stealing nectar from flowers in other hummingbird territories.[2] Alongside nectar from flowering plants it will hunt for arthropods.[3]
Subspecies[]
- D. l. melanosternon (Gould, 1868) – S Venezuela and SE Colombia S to E Ecuador, E Peru and W Brazil (R Madeira, R Guaporé, R Negro, W Mato Grosso).
- D. l. langsdorffi (Temminck, 1821) – coast of E Brazil (SE Bahia, Espírito Santo, E Rio de Janeiro).
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Discosura langsdorffi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22687259A130119803. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22687259A130119803.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Black-bellied Thorntail - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Black-bellied Thorntail (Discosura langsdorffi)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Hummingbirds of Santa Teresa, State of Espírito Santo, Southeastern Brazil". ResearchGate. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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- Discosura
- Birds of the Atlantic Forest
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