Olivaceous Thornbill

The Olivaceous Thornbill is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

The Olivaceous Thornbill is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Olivaceous Thornbill (Chalcostigma olivaceum) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Chalcostigma olivaceum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. Stub icon This Apodiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. More

the olivaceous thornbill hummingbird has been observed by Francois Vuilleumier - in Bolivia, at the 15,000 foot (4,572 m) level - walking over the densely grass cushions of a meadow feeding on insects. Source: Alexander F. Skutch, The Life of the Hummingbird (New York: Vineyard Books, Inc., 1973), p. 53. More

Dark-winged Miner & Olivaceous Thornbill (the Thornbill is not only a speciality for this area, but easily seen here), all of them target species on this trip (I saw them all!). Unfortunately I didn't manage to take to many good photos, mostly because the battery was almost flat, and I hadn't my second battery in the bag either :-(. I just took some photos without checking the result. However, some of them are good enough. More

Olivaceous Thornbill (Chalcostigma olivaceum) - Three in the puna on the road to Marcapomacocha. Blue-mantled Thornbill (Chalcostigma stanleyi) Gray-bellied Comet (Taphrolesbia griseiventris) - Two at the usual stakeout along the Rio Chonta near Cajamarca. Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingi) Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis) - Two males feeding on rosemary flowers at a well-known site west of Pomacochas. Neither had full-length tail feathers, and we were unsure if they were juveniles or adults who had recently molted. More