Purple-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata rosenbergi)
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Purple-chested Hummingbird

Polyerata rosenbergi Boucard, 1895

3.7 gWeight

Busiest months: November · Most records: Ecuador, Colombia

Where and when it's recorded

Purple-chested Hummingbird has been recorded at 38 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Rio Silanche Bird SanctuaryEcuador2,172 records
  2. RN San Cipriano-EscalereteColombia637 records
  3. Rio SilancheEcuador445 records
More places
  1. Reserva Rio CanandeEcuador438 records
  2. Sendero Frutti Tour & BirdwatchingEcuador384 records
  3. Playa de Oro Reserva de Los TigrillosEcuador136 records
  4. Via Antigua a BuenaventuraColombia121 records
  5. Rio Silanche – entrance roadEcuador115 records
  6. Mashpi – Lodge and trailsEcuador99 records
  7. Rancho SuamoxEcuador90 records

Countries and regions with the most records

EcuadorColombia

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 Purple-chested Hummingbird?

The Purple-chested Hummingbird weighs around 3.7 g.

Where does the Purple-chested Hummingbird live?

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

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

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

What does the Purple-chested Hummingbird eat?

Main food: Nectar.

What family is the Purple-chested Hummingbird in?

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

At a glance

Weight
3.7 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Nectar
Lifestyle
Feeds in the air
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
53 mm
Tail
30 mm
Bill
24 mm
Tarsus
6 mm

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

Range

South America: western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Hummingbirds Trochilidae
Genus
Polyerata

Other birds in the genus Polyerata

Purple-chested Hummingbird

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