It is an Endemic species from Colombia that ranges from 700 to 3200 m above sea level in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
In Colombia it is the most common bird of prey. It lives in dry and humid forests in secondary growth, savannahs with gallery forests, stubbles and open areas with scattered trees. Throughout its range, it is very common in tropical and subtropical lowland habitats, except in primary forests, deserts and plains.
The male is mainly green, lighter and more yellowish below, blue eye region, top and underneath flank coverings and rump, violet blue; underneath surface of the blue-green remiges.
The brilliant red color of the scarlet ibis comes from carotene found in the crustaceans on which it feeds
It is usually a solitary hummingbird in medium-high stratum. It perches with its bill pointing upwards. flutter when drinking, keeping the bill vertically upwards. Prefers spp. of Passiflora and Datura, which he visits following his regular routes. Occasionally he is seen catching insects in the air.
This is a kind of specie restricted distribution in northern Colombia and Venezuela. It usually stays in couple and can be difficult to see
Hummingbirds of the genus ???????????? are accustomed to stretching their wings an instant after perching.
The approximate size of these bird is 18 cm, above it is dark brown, has bridles, throat and center of the dirty white belly and has a large brown pectoral band.
Between 2100-3800m (usually above 2900m). At the northern end of the Cordillera Occidental, in the Páramo de Frontino; and on both sides of the Cordillera Central from the north of Tolima (Nevado del Ruiz) and in the south to Cauca. In the Andes of Nariño (Primolinus). In Colombia to the south by the Andes to the south of Ecuador.
It is found from the north of Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia, through the Andes of Peru, Ecuador and part of the Guianas. In Colombia it is between 700 and 2100 m above sea level in the Serranía de Perijá, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Serranía de la Macarena. Also in the three mountain ranges.
