Olive-spotted Hummingbird (Talaphorus chlorocercus)
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Olive-spotted Hummingbird

Talaphorus chlorocercus (Gould, 1866)

12 cmLength4.6 gWeight

Busiest months: July and October · Most records: Peru, Ecuador, Brazil

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July and October · Most records: Peru, Ecuador, Brazil

Olive-spotted Hummingbird has been recorded at 21 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Sani LodgeEcuador105 records
  2. Boulevard Joaquin AbensurPeru90 records
  3. ExplorNapo LodgePeru69 records
More places
  1. Sacha LodgeEcuador67 records
  2. Muyuna Amazon LodgePeru41 records
  3. La Selva LodgeEcuador40 records
  4. Explorama LodgePeru30 records
  5. Ceiba Tops LodgePeru24 records
  6. Napo Wildlife CenterEcuador18 records
  7. Reserva Biológica LimoncochaEcuador17 records

Countries and regions with the most records

PeruEcuadorBrazil

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 Olive-spotted Hummingbird?

The Olive-spotted Hummingbird is about 12 cm long and weighs around 4.6 g.

Where does the Olive-spotted Hummingbird live?

Its breeding range: South America: western Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Peru, Ecuador and Brazil.

When is the best time to see the Olive-spotted Hummingbird?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July and October (Southern Hemisphere).

What does the Olive-spotted Hummingbird eat?

Main food: Nectar.

What family is the Olive-spotted Hummingbird in?

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

At a glance

Length
12 cm
Weight
4.6 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Nectar
Lifestyle
Feeds in the air
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
56 mm
Tail
35 mm
Bill
20 mm
Tarsus
6 mm

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

Range

South America: western Amazonia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Hummingbirds Trochilidae
Genus
Talaphorus

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Olive-spotted Hummingbird

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