Hummingbirds

Gilded Sapphire

Amazilia chrysura

The Gilded Sapphire (Amazilia chrysura) is a 4.5 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

4.5 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (Argentina); San Miguelito Jaguar Conservation Ranch (Bolivia); Asunción Jardin Botanico (Paraguay); Paso Centurión · Área General (Uruguay); Parque Nacional Ybycui, Dpto. Paraguari (Paraguay).

Photo: (c) Pablo H Capovilla, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist