Hummingbirds

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Chalcostigma herrani

The Rainbow-bearded Thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani) is a 5.8 g grassland bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

5.8 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Where to see it: Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia).

Photo: (c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist