Leucochloris albicollis
The White-throated Hummingbird (Leucochloris albicollis) is a striking member of the Trochilidae family, renowned for its brilliant iridescent plumage and distinctive identification marks. Measuring approximately 10-11 cm (4.0-4.3 in) in length and weighing 4-6 g (0.14-0.21 oz), this medium-sized hummingbird exhibits a glossy green body, particularly on its upperparts and flanks. Its most prominent feature, giving it its name, is a vivid, snow-white throat patch that often extends to the uppe...
Primarily found in humid evergreen and semi-deciduous forests, forest edges, clearings, and human-modified landscapes like plantations, parks, and gardens, typically at elevations from sea level up to 1,500 meters (4,900 ft).
Primarily consumes nectar from a wide variety of flowering plants, especially those with tubular corollas, and supplements its diet with small arthropods (insects and spiders) caught in flight or gleaned from vegetation.
White-throated Hummingbirds are highly active and diurnal, spending their days foraging for nectar and insects. They employ a 'trap-lining' strategy, visiting a circuit of flowering plants repeatedly, and also hover to hawk small insects in mid-air or glean them from foliage. Males are fiercely t...
The White-throated Hummingbird is a resident species distributed across southeastern South America, primarily within subtropical and temperate zones. Its core breeding and resident range extends through southeastern Brazil (from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul), eastern Paraguay, northeastern Ar...
Least Concern
- The White-throated Hummingbird is the only species in its genus, Leucochloris, highlighting its distinctiveness among hummingbirds. - Like all hummingbirds, it possesses an incredibly high metabolism, requiring it to feed almost constantly throughout the day. - It has one of the fastest heart r...