Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Buffy Hummingbird (Leucippus fallax) - HBW 5, p. 592
French: Colibri trompeur
German: Zimtbrustkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Ante
Taxonomy: Trochilus fallax Bourcier, 1843, Caracas, Venezuela.
Proposed races cervina (NE Colombia), occidentalis (NW Venezuela) and richmondi (Margarita I and Tortuga I, off NC Venezuela) are doubtfully distinct; differences apparently represent individual variation. Monotypic.
Distribution: Coastal area of Colombia and Venezuela and adjacent offshore islands.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A brief view of a bird singing Locality Barquisimeto, Lara State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 November 2003 3 years ago n/a 4 -
A perched bird looking around Locality Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 August 2003 4 years ago 13 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a branch Locality Puerto Colombia, Aragua State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 2 March 2006 5 years ago 24 sec 3.9 -
A bird singing on a branch Locality Barquisimeto, Lara State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 November 2003 3 years ago 39 sec 3.8 -
A bird on a perch and flying away Locality Araya Peninsula, Sucre State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Peter Nash 8 November 2005 6 years ago 39 sec 3.8
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A bird perched on a branch
Locality Cerro Guayamurí, Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta State, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 18 September 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
I found this beauty on a walk round a Botanical Garden on the Isla Margarita, I was 2 Metres away and she never flinched!
Locality Venezuela
Stan Mansfield 28 March 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Cerro Guayamurí, Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta State, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 17 June 2009 2 years ago 4 -
An individual displaying plumage and calling.
Locality Puerto Píritu, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela (ssp richmondi)
Eduardo López 14 June 2008 3 years ago 3.8 -
This Bird responded well to pishing, and stayed around long enough for plenty of photo's!
Locality Venezuela
Stan Mansfield 25 March 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
An individual perched
Locality Las Peonías Lagoon, Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela
kperezleon 2 May 2009 3 years ago 3.5
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Song from a perched bird. Locality Araya Peninsula, Sucre State, Venezuela
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 3 May 2002 2 years ago 4
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