Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Sombre Hummingbird (Campylopterus cirrochloris) - HBW 5, p. 554
French: Colibri vert et gris
German: Erzkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Apagado
Taxonomy: Trochilus cirrochloris Vieillot, 1818, Rio de Janeiro.
Formerly placed in monospecific Aphantochroa, but external morphology and flattened and thickened shafts of outer primaries may justify recent placement within Campylopterus, though systematic relationships still uncertain. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Brazil, from Goiás and Pernambuco to Mato Grosso and Rio Grande do Sul.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird flying several times from a branch to expel another hummingbird from the feeder Locality Museu Mello Leitao, Santa Teresa, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2005 4 years ago 27 sec 4.8 -
A bird scratching its head several times and showing its tongue Locality Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 January 2005 4 years ago 41 sec 4.8 -
A bird arriving to a branch and calling several times Locality Museu Mello Leitao, Santa Teresa, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2005 4 years ago 15 sec 4.7 -
Perching Locality Serra dos Tucanos Lodge, Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2011 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 28 sec 4.5 -
A bird calling on a branch Locality Serra dos Tucanos Lodge, Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Mick and Joy Braker 11 October 2006 4 years ago 34 sec 4.4 -
Different shots of birds feeding at a feeder Locality Museu Mello Leitao, Santa Teresa, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2005 4 years ago 24 sec 4.3
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Sitting on observation post above nectar feeders, ready to drive away any intruders.
Locality Serra dos Tucanos Lodge, Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Neil Robertson 17 September 2010 1 year ago 4.1 -
An adult takes nectar from extrafloral nectaries of Schwartzia brasiliensis.
Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Ivan Sazima 25 January 2008 3 years ago 4 -
Close-up using flash
Locality Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
mark sutton 1 April 2007 2 years ago 3.3 -
Feeding
Locality Joinville, Santa Catarina State, Brazil
oleicfrisbee 15 weeks ago 2.5 -
A bird perched on a wire
Locality Serra dos Tucanos Lodge, Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Luis Mario Arce 8 February 2007 2 years ago 2 -
Sombre Hummingbird (Campylopterus cirrochloris)
Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Guy Poisson 20 September 2007 1 year ago 1.8
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In flight Locality Camacan, Bahia State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 5 October 2009 2 years ago 4
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