Steely-vented
Common name: Steely-vented Hummingbird
Scientific name: Saucerottia saucerottei
Clades: Trochilini - Emeralds
The Steely-vented hummingbird is 8 to 11 cm (3.1 to 4.3 in) long and weighs about 4.4 to 5.0 g (0.16 to 0.18 oz).
Steely-vented Hummingbird males have a straight, medium-sized bill; upperparts golden-green; underparts glittering dark golden-green; undertail coverts greenish to steel blue; uppertail coverts and rectrices blue-black; tail slightly forked. Females differ in subterminal white bars on throat feathers, more grayish-brown undertail-coverts, and less forked tails. Found in low-to-mid elevations in northwestern South America, including forest clearings, second growth, and cultivated areas. The males forage on flowers of various species, in low shrubs and tree crowns, especially in areas of second-growth habitat. Despite its wide range, its vocalizations have not been well described.
3 subspecies:
