Blue-mantled Thornbill

Blue-mantled ThornbillThis hummingbird occurs in the high Andes of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It uses humid scrub, Polylepis woodland and open areas with short grass.What does it look like?Males have a blue back, a relatively long forked tail, dusky-blue head and underparts, and a narrow green-purple gorget. Females have a greenish head, bluish back and tail, and grey underparts with white specks.How does it live?This hummingbird occurs in the high Andes of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It uses humid scrub, Polylepis woodland and open areas with short grass.It inhabits humid scrub and Polylepis woodland and also uses open highland areas with short grass.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.