Bronze-tailed Thornbill

Bronze-tailed ThornbillThe Bronze-tailed Thornbill occurs in the high Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela. The male has a green throat and a pink-purple breast spot, and the bird feeds on nectar.What does it look like?The male has a bronze back, long black crest, iridescent green throat, and small pink-purple breast spot. The female lacks the crest and breast spot and has a white throat.How does it live?The Bronze-tailed Thornbill occurs in the high Andes of Colombia and western Venezuela. The male has a green throat and a pink-purple breast spot, and the bird feeds on nectar.It visits flowers in high-altitude grassland and scrub, feeding mainly on nectar. The Colombian guide records it briefly clinging to Espeletia flowers while feeding.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.