Hummingbirds

Black-eared Fairy

Heliothryx auritus

The Black-eared Fairy (Heliothryx auritus) is a 5.4 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

5.4 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Photo: (c) Reinaldo de Oliveira Elias, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist