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Mangrove Hummingbird Amazilia boucardi Scientific name definitions

David Luther
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 1, 2009

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Introduction

A medium sized bronze and green hummingbird. The male has a bluish-green throat and chest, a white belly, and a forked tail. The crown and upper parts are green, with a bronze tinge to the rump and tail. The bill is dark with a reddish lower mandible. The female is similar with mainly white underparts and small green spots on the throat and sides. This species is endemic to Costa Rica, and is only found in mangroves and adjacent habitat on the Pacific coast.

The Mangrove Hummingbird is a threatened, range-restricted species. It is entirely endemic to the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, where it is found only in mangroves and occassionally in adjacent habitats. This is a medium sized, bronze and green hummingbird of the widespread, speciose genus Amazilia. The male has a bluish-green throat and chest, a white belly, and a forked tail. The crown and upper parts are green, with a bronze tinge to the rump and tail. The bill is dark with a reddish lower mandible. The female is similar with mainly white underparts and small green spots on the throat and sides.

Distribution of the Mangrove Hummingbird - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Mangrove Hummingbird

Recommended Citation

Luther, D. (2020). Mangrove Hummingbird (Amazilia boucardi), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.manhum1.01
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