Hummingbirds of Nicaragua
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Common name:Hummingbird
Scientific Name:Amazilia tzacatl
Distribution:It is located in the center-east ofMexico
untilCentral AmericayColombiato the east of the west
fromVenezuelaand to the south of the northwest ofEcuadorabout
the border withPeru
Description:It measures between 10 and 12 centimeters long and
it weighs approximately 5.2 grams. The neck is green (with
white border on the female), the crown, the back and the side
they are green with golden touches, the belly has a pale gray color, the rear orifice is reddish and the tail
slightly fork-shaped is rufa with a dark tip
Habitat:This species is common to abundant in open fields, along riverbanks, forests,
scrublands, on the banks of the jungle, plantations ofcaféand gardens with elevation levels up to 1850 meters.
Common Name:Seven colors
Scientific Name:Passerina Ciris
Distribution:North America, Mexico,America
Centraland theCaribbean.
Description:They are 12 to 13 cm in length, with a
average weight of 16 grams. Adult birds are di
morphic
Habitat:It is a migratory bird that frequents the dense cover of secondary growth areas.
with thickets, abandoned pastures, tall grass or clusters and on the edges of rivers.
Birds of Nicaragua
Common Name:Blue motmot
Scientific Name:Momotus momota.
Distribution:From the Northeast of Mexico to
Northeast of Peru and North of Argentina.
Description:It is big with a crown and
blue-bordered mascara, center of the crown
strong and serrated black beak, slightly curved
downward. Bluish-green throat, t-shirts and
blue-green lizards, red iris, brownish legs.
HabitatIt frequents humid forests, drier groves, ravines with tree growth.
shaded secondary
Macho Female or Juvenile
Common Name:Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Scientific Name:Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
Distribution:From Canada to the West of Panama. This is one of the migratory hummingbirds that visits.
Nicaragua.
Description:The adult male has a glowing ruby-red throat and chest.
White-green flanks, white spot behind the eye, straight and black beak, black and forked tail. The female
green on top, white below, white tips on the outer feathers of the tail.
Habitat:Its habitat includes deciduous and pine forests, as well as forest edges, orchards, and gardens.
Birds of Nicaragua
Common name:Scolopendrium
Scientific Name:Limnodromus
scolopaceus
Distribution:They migrate to the south of the
United StateshasteCentral America
Originating from North America.
descriptionIt is aT-shirtof size
adults have yellowish legs and
a long straight dark beak. The plumage of the
body is dark brown in color at the part
superior and reddish below with the throat and the
bare chest, bars on the sides. The
The collar has a black and white pattern. The winter plumage is mainly gray.
Habitat:Its habitat is the wet tundra near bodies of water.
Common Name:Black-crowned Tanager
Scientific Name:Wilson's Plover
Distribution:It is a speciesmigratorythat nests
in vast areas ofand Alaska,Canadaand the east coast of the
United States, andinvest mainly inMexicoy
Central America.
Birds of Nicaragua
Common NameForest Thrush
Scientific NameHylocichla mustelina
Distribution:Migratory. From the South of Canada,
This and the center of the USA winter from South Texas
up to the Northeast of Colombia
Description:Brown above turning into Red
in the crown and nape, white underneath with numerous
white round spots, marked ocular ring.
Habitat:jungle vegetation of the Northern mountains.
Common Name:Tiger Heron
Scientific Name:Mexican Tiger Heron
Distribution:Native ofCentral Americaand of
north ofColombiaIn our country is located
distributed throughout the territory along the shores of bodies
of water.
Habitat:riverbanks, lake shores, swamps,
ponds, streams, ditches and mangroves, forest of
gallery.
Description:It measures 80 cm and weighs 1.2 kg, the throat is bare and yellow. In the adult, the crown is black, the
sides of the head are slate colored, and the neck is finely barred with black and tawny (looks olive)
from a certain distance), with brown and white stripes in the center of the front part. The abdomen is reddish and the
The back is dark gray, with reddish vermiculations. The iris is orange. The skin of the face is yellowish green.
with a light brown stripe that crosses the loreal area to the snout. The maxilla is blackish and the lower one is
yellowish dull. The tomia is horn-colored and the legs are muted olive green.