The nest is a deep cup of plant fibres less than 1.5 metres high in a small shrub. The female alone incubates the two white eggs.
The Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
* Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer, a Central American bird in the Trochilidae family * Bronze-tailed Thornbill, a South American bird in the Trochilidae family Disambig gray.svg This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia. More
The Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer (Chalybura urochrysia) is a large hummingbird resident from eastern Honduras to northwestern Ecuador. It is also known as the Red-footed Plumeleteer, as the Costa Rican subspecies C. u. melanorrhoa has a black, not bronze, tail. This bird inhabits forests, but has a preference for edges, gaps and secondary growth. It occurs in the Caribbean lowlands, typically up to an elevation of 700 metres. The nest is a deep cup of plant fibres less than 1. More