Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: White-vented Plumeleteer

White-vented Plumeleteer Chalybura buffonii

Described by: Lesson (1832)
Alternate common name(s): Blue-bellied Plumeleteer, Buffon's Hummingbird
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Canopy Tower Lodge, Panama - Jan 19, 2004 © Glen Tepke  Canopy Tower Lodge, Panama - Jan 19, 2004 © Glen Tepke  Santa Marta Mountains, Colombia - May 12, 2004 © R S Scanlon 
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Range

Ex. s. Central America and n. South America;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) E. and c. Panama to nw. Colombia.
(2) Nc. Colombia to w. and n. Venezuela.
(3) Ne. Colombia.
(4) E. slope of the Andes in se. Colombia.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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