Blue-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis)
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Blue-chested Hummingbird

Polyerata amabilis (Gould, 1853)

4.3 gWeight

Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia

Where and when it's recorded

Blue-chested Hummingbird has been recorded at 108 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Canopy TowerPanama4,692 records
  2. Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica3,696 records
  3. Panama Rainforest Discovery CenterPanama2,996 records
More places
  1. Canopy CampPanama2,037 records
  2. Veragua Rainforest ParkCosta Rica1,521 records
  3. Tranquilo Bay Eco-Adventure LodgePanama1,318 records
  4. Pipeline Road (Camino del Oleoducto)Panama1,131 records
  5. Nectar & Pollen ReserveCosta Rica794 records
  6. Rio Silanche Bird SanctuaryEcuador765 records
  7. Semaphore Hill Road – Parque Nacional SoberaníaPanama735 records

Countries and regions with the most records

PanamaCosta RicaColombiaEcuadorNicaragua

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Blue-chested Hummingbird?

The Blue-chested Hummingbird weighs around 4.3 g.

Where does the Blue-chested Hummingbird live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Nicaragua to southern Ecuador. It is most often recorded in Panama, Costa Rica and Colombia.

When is the best time to see the Blue-chested Hummingbird?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February and March (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Blue-chested Hummingbird eat?

Main food: Nectar.

What family is the Blue-chested Hummingbird in?

It belongs to the family Hummingbirds (Trochilidae), order Apodiformes.

At a glance

Weight
4.3 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Nectar
Lifestyle
Feeds in the air
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
52 mm
Tail
29 mm
Bill
21 mm
Tarsus
4 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Middle America, South America: Nicaragua to southern Ecuador

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Hummingbirds Trochilidae
Genus
Polyerata

Other birds in the genus Polyerata

Blue-chested Hummingbird

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