White-bellied
Common name: White-bellied Hummingbird
Scientific name: Elliotomyia chionogaster
Clades: Trochilini - Emeralds
The White-bellied Hummingbird is 9 to 12 cm (3.5 to 4.7 in) long. Males weigh 4.9 to 6.7 g (0.17 to 0.24 oz) and females 4.5 to 6 g (0.16 to 0.21 oz).
Despite their plain appearance, these hummingbirds are golden-green above and white below, with green spots on their chests. They are found in forest edges, gardens, shrubby areas bordering forests, second-growth forests, wooded ravines, plantations, and cerrado. Foraging for nectar from a wide variety of plants, White-bellied Hummingbirds prefer areas dominated by cacti, Agave, Alnus, or Eucalyptus. Geographically, they differ considerably in their songs.
2 subspecies:
E. c. chionogaster
Distribution E slope in Peru (S Amazonas to Cuzco).E. c. hypoleuca
Distribution E slope in SE Peru (Puno), Bolivia and NW Argentina (S to La Rioja); possibly also EC Brazil (Mato Grosso).
