Nombre en español: Colibrí Chillón

Nombre cientifico: Colibri coruscans

Nombre en ingles: Sparkling Violetear

Familia: Trochilidae

El colibrí rutilante (Colibri coruscans) es una especie de ave apodiforme de la familia de los colibrís (Trochilidae). Se distribuye por buena parte del oeste y el norte de América del Sur. Es una especie nectarívora.

Tiene descritas dos subespecies:

• C. c. germanus – Tepuys del sur de Venezuela, este de Guyana, y zona norte de Brasil adyacente a Guyana.
• C. c. coruscans – Montañas de Colombia y Venezuela, hasta el noroeste de Argentina y Chile.

Sparkling violetear

The sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) is a species of hummingbird. It is widespread in highlands of northern and western South America, including a large part of the Andes (from Argentina and northwards), the Venezuelan Coastal Range and the Tepuis. It occurs in a wide range of semi-open habitats, even in gardens and parks within major cities such as Quito, and is often the most common species of hummingbird in its range. The sparkling violetear is most abundant near coniferous or evergreen eucalyptus forests. It is highly vocal and territorial.

Sparkling violetears are solitary and aggressive. Birds declare their territory by singing. The birds sing much of the day, and (in different parts of their range) sub-groups develop their own calls. Breeding seasons vary by region. Birds in Venezuela mate from July through October. Birds find mates at leks, areas where groups of males try to attract a female to mate. After mating, the male was once believed to leave all nesting responsibilities to the female. However, according to reports, male sparkling violet-ears were seen twice caring for their young. The mother lays two eggs in a tiny, cup-shaped nest made of twigs and other plant material. Eggs hatch in 17 to 18 days. The young fledge in three weeks.

Fuentes: Wikipedia/eBird/xeno-canto