Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Lepidopyga lilliae
David Luther
Version: 1.0 — Published April 7, 2009
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | colibrí de ventre safir |
Czech | kolibřík safírovobřichý |
Dutch | Lillies Kolibrie |
English | Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird |
English (United States) | Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird |
French | Colibri de Lillie |
French (France) | Colibri de Lillie |
German | Blaubauchkolibri |
Japanese | ルリハラハチドリ |
Norwegian | safirbukkolibri |
Polish | miłek namorzynowy |
Russian | Сапфировобрюхий колибри |
Slovak | kolibrík pobrežný |
Spanish | Colibrí Ventrizafiro |
Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí ventrizafiro |
Swedish | safirbukig smaragd |
Turkish | Safir Karınlı Kolibri |
Ukrainian | Колібрі-лісовичок сапфіровогрудий |
Introduction
The Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird Lepidopyga lilliae is a little known hummingbird found in coastal mangrove forests and occasionally in adjacent dry shrub vegetation in northern Colombia. The Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird is a restricted-range species that is endemic to the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The male is shining green above with underparts that are glittering blue. The tale is blue-black and forked. The bill is nearly straight, with black above, red below, and a black tip.