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Birdsong field guide

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Selasphorus ellioti

The Wine-throated Hummingbird is a diminutive species characterized by the male's brilliant iridescent magenta throat. It is among the smallest birds in Central America, frequently found darting through high-altitude cloud forests.

What it sounds like

A series of thin, high-pitched 'tsip' or 'tsee' notes, often becoming a rapid, squeaky twittering.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Peter Boesman · GuatemalaCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

Measuring roughly 7 centimeters in length, it is one of the smallest avian species in its geographic range.
The male’s elongated gorget feathers can be flared during courtship displays to create a dramatic, mask-like effect.
It was historically categorized in the genus Atthis before being moved to Selasphorus based on recent molecular data.
Females and juveniles are distinguished by their buff-colored underparts and lack of the vibrant wine-red throat.
Its diet consists of nectar from specialized highland flora and small arthropods captured via hawking.

Habitat

Montane evergreen forests, pine-oak woodlands, and humid forest edges.

Range

Highlands of Southern Mexico through Guatemala to El Salvador and Honduras.

Similar & commonly confused birds

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

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