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Andean Emerald

Uranomitra franciae

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ecuador.January 119, February 68, March 104, April 61, May 46, June 53, July 30, August 29, September 30, October 52, November 95, December 66.
Ecuador753
Pichincha692
Colombia649
Valle del Cauca157
Antioquia148
Risaralda115
Peru65
Cundinamarca57
Caldas43
El Oro38

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • HoveringCan hover in place while flyingChecked by the maintainer

Group and habits

  • Nectar feederDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on nectar.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderSwifts and Hummingbirds · Apodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds · Trochilidae
GenusUranomitra

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