Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird (Lepidopyga lilliae) - HBW 5, p. 587
French: Colibri de Lillian
German: Blaubauchkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Ventrizafiro
Taxonomy: Lepidopyga lilliae Stone, 1917, Punto Caimán, Santa Marta, Colombia.
Status uncertain: sometimes considered a race, morph or age stage of L. coeruleogularis. Monotypic.
Distribution: Coastal NC Colombia, around Ciénaga Grande and near mouth of R Ranchería, Ríohacha (Guajira).
- Critically Endangered Enlarge map
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Female perching and moving head sideways (this is apparently the first video of the female of this rare, endemic species) Locality Isla de Salamanca National Park, Magdalena Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 30 August 2012 34 weeks ago 14 sec 4 -
A femelle then a female feeding in a tree, then a male in slow motion. Locality Isla de Salamanca National Park, Magdalena Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
herve jacob 13 February 2013 8 weeks ago 36 sec 3.6
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A male captured near to Caño Clarin Nuevo, molting its tail feathers.
Locality Isla de Salamanca National Park, Magdalena Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Paulo González Brun 2 August 2008 1 year ago 3.8 -
A very local bird
Locality Isla de Salamanca National Park, Magdalena Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Guy Poisson 29 July 2012 40 weeks ago 3.8 -
Best photo of this rarity on IBC!
Locality Isla de Salamanca National Park, Magdalena Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 28 November 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
this seems to be the first photo of the female of this critically endangered species
Locality Isla de Salamanca National Park, Magdalena Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 27 August 2012 32 weeks ago 3.5 -
especie abundante en santuario los flamencos
Locality Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, La Guajira Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
ANDERSON ROSADO GOMEZ 8 August 2011 32 weeks ago 3.4 -
male of this critically endangered species
Locality Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, La Guajira Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 21 September 2012 32 weeks ago 3.2
- No sound recordings available yet
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