black-billed streamertail
E902401
The black-billed streamertail is a Jamaican hummingbird species known for the male’s long, ribbon-like tail feathers and distinctive black bill.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird species ⓘ hummingbird ⓘ |
| binomialName | Trochilus scitulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | small hummingbird ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | male performs display flights ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually two eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
black-billed streamer-tail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
black-billed streamertail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Osbert Salvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
nectar
ⓘ
small insects ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | red-billed streamertail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eggColor | white ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Trochilidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightSound | wing-produced whirring or buzzing ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | hovering at flowers ⓘ |
| genus | Trochilus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicOverlap | overlaps range with red-billed streamertail in central Jamaica ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
gardens ⓘ plantations ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasBillColor | black ⓘ |
| isEndemicBirdOf | Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| movement | resident species ⓘ |
| nativeRange | eastern Jamaica ⓘ |
| nestLocation | tree branches ⓘ |
| nestType | small cup nest ⓘ |
| order | Apodiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | predominantly green ⓘ |
| pollinationRole | pollinator of flowering plants ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Trochilus polytmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males have very long tail streamers ⓘ |
| tailDescription | male has long ribbon-like tail feathers ⓘ |
| tailFunction | used in courtship displays ⓘ |
| taxonomicNote | formerly treated as conspecific with red-billed streamertail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization | high-pitched calls ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1863 ⓘ |
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