Black-backed Thornbill
Ramphomicron dorsale
Near ThreatenedAves · Apodiformes · Trochilidae
About
The black-backed thornbill is an Endangered species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northern Colombia.
Fun Fact
It shares its genus with the purple-backed thornbill (R.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Restricted to the isolated Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in far northern Colombia, where it inhabits the edges of humid and elfin forest and also páramo.
Diet
Feeds on insects caught on the wing and gleaned from flowers.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Hunting and Collection
- Climate Change