Band-tailed Barbthroat

This hermit species inhabits the understory of wet forests, woodland edges and old second growth. It occurs in the lowlands, typically up to an elevation of 800 m, although young birds may wander higher.

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

The Band-tailed Barbthroat (Threnetes ruckeri) is a medium-sized hummingbird which is a resident breeder from southeastern Guatemala to western Ecuador and western Venezuela. This hermit species inhabits the understory of wet forests, woodland edges and old second growth. It occurs in the lowlands, typically up to an elevation of 800 m, although young birds may wander higher. The nest is a cup of plant fibres attached 2–4 m high on the underside of a Heliconia or sometimes a banana leaf. More

The Band-tailed Barbthroat hummingbird (Threnetes ruckeri) is a medium-sized hummingbird which is a resident breeder from southeastern Guatemala to western Ecuador and western Venezuela. Picture of a Band-tailed Barbthroat hummingbird - Band-tailed Barbthroat hummingbird http://www.flickr.com/photos/nightjar/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 Another Band-tailed Barbthroat hummingbird Band-tailed Barbthroat hummingbird http://www.flickr.com/photos/jroldenettel/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2. More

Band-tailed Barbthroat (Young) in the Cloudforest surrounding Arenal Volcano Location: Arenal Volcano Observatory, near Fortuna/Lake Arenal, Costa Rica Notes: Taken while working on the show "Volcano Hunters" for National Geographic Television. More

The Band-tailed Barbthroat is 10.2-11 cm long and weighs 5-5.8 g. it has a long decurved bill, and, as with other hermit hummingbirds, the sexes are similar. Band-tailed Barbthroat Vacation-Rentals-CostaRica.com The adult has bronze-green upperparts, a dark ear patch and dusky malar stripe. The chest is rusty-orange and the underparts are otherwise grey. Young birds resemble the adult, but have buff feather tips. The southern subspecies T. r. More

A Band-tailed Barbthroat showing his barbed throat, which I presume is the black feathers, and not his banded tail. next (Bearded Helmetcrest) last first previous (Anna's Hummingbird) Band-tailed Barbthroat Copyright and usage info: My photos are free to use for non-commercial purposes only, provided that you retain the birdphotos.com imprint or visibly display © http://www.birdphotos.com with the image. For Internet usage, a link to http://www.birdphotos.com is required. I would also like to know where the image is being used. More

* Band-tailed Barbthroat, medium-sized hummingbird which is a resident breeder from southeastern Guatemala to western Ecuador * Band-tailed Pigeon, medium-sized bird of the Americas 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

* Band-tailed Barbthroat,displaying nominative throat barbs, Bosque del Rio Tigre, Costa Rica Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Canton, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica Ron Flemal 30 January 2010 12 weeks ago 3 Sounds 2 recordings * Song from a bird perched in a Heliconia patch inside mature secondary forest. More

The Band-tailed Barbthroat is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources). Answer verified with Encyclopedia.com Get more facts and information about Band-tailed barbthroat at Encyclopedia.com. More