Buffy Hummingbird

Buffy HummingbirdThis small hummingbird occurs in northern Colombia and Venezuela. It uses dry scrub and mangroves and feeds on nectar and fruit.What does it look like?It is about 9 cm long and has a slender, straight bill.How does it live?This small hummingbird occurs in northern Colombia and Venezuela. It uses dry scrub and mangroves and feeds on nectar and fruit.Two nests observed in Falcón State, Venezuela, in 2018 and 2020 each held two white eggs. The female built the nests and cared for the chicks. Field observations also recorded nectar and fruit from several plant species.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.