It remains alone or in large or small flocks. It typically sits exposed in fences or on shrubs or small trees, migrants almost anywhere, even in the treetops of the jungle and during migration gather in flocks of hundreds or thousands to spend the night. They fly into the air or go down to the ground after insects or congregate in fruit trees.
This species is native to the foothills and this fruiteater is usually found in the understory of dense, wet, mossy forests.
It is measures around 11.5 centimeters, it has dark brown iris, grey legs and blackish bill with the base of the lower mandible gray blue. The male of the nominal breed presents yellow from the forehead to the middle part of the crown, has the sides of the head, the back of the crown, nape and upper parts of lustrous black color and the top surface of its tail is dark blue. Its lower parts are bright yellow and the lower surface of its dark grey tail with the inner margin of the two or three pairs of external rectrices of white color.
The approximate size of these bird is 18 cm.
Violet-tailed Sylph is a bird which belongs to the family of Trochilidae and the order of Apodiformes.
It is a very showy hummingbird because of its long iridescent violet tail. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
Endemic to Colombia. It lives between 1500 and 3000 m above sea level in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
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.
