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Birdsong field guide

Glow-throated Hummingbird

Selasphorus ardens

The Glow-throated Hummingbird is a rare, small hummingbird endemic to the highlands of Panama, best known for the male's brilliant, iridescent rose-pink gorget.

What it sounds like

A sequence of thin, high-pitched liquid chips and a sharp, buzzy 'tsee-tsee' typically delivered during flight or while foraging.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Pedro Luis Castillo · PanamaCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

This species is restricted to a very small range within the Serranía de Tabasará in western Panama.
The male's gorget exhibits a unique 'glowing' quality that can shift from fiery orange to deep rose-red depending on light angles.
It is currently listed as Endangered by the IUCN due to its extremely limited range and habitat fragmentation.
The total global population is estimated to be fewer than 2,500 mature individuals.
Unlike many forest hummingbirds, it is specifically adapted to high-altitude shrubby edges and secondary growth rather than dense primary forest.

Habitat

Montane scrub, forest edges, and secondary growth clearings between 1,400 and 2,500 meters.

Range

Endemic to the Tabasará Mountains in the Chiriquí and Veraguas provinces of western Panama.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin Broad-tailed HummingbirdSelasphorus platycercus Bumblebee HummingbirdSelasphorus heloisa Calliope HummingbirdSelasphorus calliope Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus Scintillant HummingbirdSelasphorus scintilla Volcano HummingbirdSelasphorus flammula Wine-throated HummingbirdSelasphorus ellioti

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