Blue-tufted Starthroat

Blue-tufted StarthroatThe Blue-tufted Starthroat has a long, slightly curved black bill. Males have a violet-glittering throat and blue feathers on the sides of the neck and breast. It feeds mainly on nectar and also catches small insects in flight.What does it look like?Males have green to coppery-green upperparts, a glittering violet throat, blue feathers on the sides of the neck and breast, and a forked tail. Females are duller, with a gray throat and underparts, a pale line down the belly, and white tips to the outer tail feathers.How does it live?The Blue-tufted Starthroat has a long, slightly curved black bill. Males have a violet-glittering throat and blue feathers on the sides of the neck and breast. It feeds mainly on nectar and also catches small insects in flight.It uses open and semi-open sites, including forest edges, savanna, grassland, and flowering scrub. Nectar is its main food; it also catches small insects in flight. Males may defend flower-rich patches.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.