Blue-headed Sapphire (Chrysuronia grayi)
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Blue-headed Sapphire

Chrysuronia grayi (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)

9–11 cmLength5.6 gWeight

Busiest months: February · Most records: Colombia, Ecuador

Where and when it's recorded

Blue-headed Sapphire has been recorded at 19 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Finca Alejandría "El Paraiso de Los Colibries"Colombia728 records
  2. Bosque de Niebla Km. 18Colombia157 records
  3. Finca La AraucanaColombia115 records
More places
  1. Finca Bosque de NieblaColombia99 records
  2. Bosque de San AntonioColombia63 records
  3. La Florida - Bosque de Las AvesColombia31 records
  4. RN Rio Bravo – CarreteraColombia13 records
  5. Vereda ChicoralColombia11 records
  6. Ecolodge La MingaColombia11 records
  7. RN Rio Bravo – EntradaColombia6 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ColombiaEcuador

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-headed Sapphire?

The Blue-headed Sapphire is about 9–11 cm long and weighs around 5.6 g.

Where does the Blue-headed Sapphire live?

Its breeding range: South America: western Colombia and northern Ecuador. It is most often recorded in Colombia and Ecuador.

When is the best time to see the Blue-headed Sapphire?

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

What does the Blue-headed Sapphire eat?

Main food: Nectar.

What family is the Blue-headed Sapphire in?

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

At a glance

Length
9–11 cm
Weight
5.6 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Nectar
Lifestyle
Feeds in the air
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
60 mm
Tail
33 mm
Bill
22 mm
Tarsus
5 mm

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

Range

South America: western Colombia and northern Ecuador

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Hummingbirds Trochilidae
Genus
Chrysuronia

Other birds in the genus Chrysuronia

Shining-green HummingbirdShining-green HummingbirdChrysuronia goudotiGolden-tailed SapphireGolden-tailed SapphireChrysuronia oenoneVersicolored EmeraldVersicolored EmeraldChrysuronia versicolorMangrove HummingbirdMangrove HummingbirdChrysuronia boucardiSapphire-throated HummingbirdSapphire-throated HummingbirdChrysuronia coeruleogularisSapphire-bellied HummingbirdSapphire-bellied HummingbirdChrysuronia lilliaeHumboldt's SapphireHumboldt's SapphireChrysuronia humboldtiiWhite-chested EmeraldWhite-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostrisPlain-bellied EmeraldPlain-bellied EmeraldChrysuronia leucogasterCrimson TopazCrimson TopazTopaza pella
Blue-headed Sapphire

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