Mountain avocetbill
| Mountain avocetbill | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Lesbiini |
| Genus: | Opisthoprora Cabanis & Heine, 1860 |
| Species: | O. euryptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Opisthoprora euryptera Loddiges, 1832
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The mountain avocetbill (Opisthoprora euryptera) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae, the only member of its genus.
It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or temperate moist montane forest. The species is not considered threatened or near threatened Feeding Habits: This marvelous creature of God is mainly nectarivorous. It takes nectar from various small tubular flowers, including Ericaceae, Fuchsia species, Rubiaceae, & Lobeliaceae, and flowers of Centropogon.[2] It is generally found at Forest edges and scrubland on mountain slopes; 8,550–11,800 ft (2,600–3,600 m).
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Opisthoprora euryptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688046A93181519. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688046A93181519.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Mountain Avocetbill - Opisthoprora euryptera - Birds of the World". birdsoftheworld.org. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Trochilinae
- Hummingbird species of South America
- Birds of the Colombian Andes
- Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes
- Birds of the Peruvian Andes
- Birds described in 1832
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