ENDANGERED SPECIE

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The spatula-tailed hummingbird,

wonderful hummingbird, or admirable
hummingbird (Loddigesia mirabilis) is a
species of medium-sized hummingbird
(up to 15 cm) with blue, green, and copper
colors and a violet crest. This bird is
endemic to the Utcubamba River basin, in
the high jungle of northern Peru. It was
first described in 1853 by bird collector
Andrew Matthews for George Loddiges.

40 g The wonderful colibri is considered by many

experts to be the most extravagant hummingbird
15 cm
in the world and stands out for its extravagant tail,
Diurnal whose feathers change color from time to time.

They possess four feathers: two smaller,

straight ones in the middle, and two larger
ones with wide tips resembling open
rackets that intersect, culminating in a
sizable blue-violet disc movable
independently of their body.

The female does not have colors as bright

as the male; it is somewhat smaller and
lacks the two longest feathers in the tail.

Despite its importance for Peru, there is no agenda focused on its

conservation, and its habitat is being threatened by deforestation.
It is estimated that its current population is less than 1,000
individuals, and that in the coming years, its habitat could be
reduced by 60%, reducing its population by half. For these
reasons, it is in danger of extinction.
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The spatula-tailed hummingbird
lives between 2000 and 2900 m
above sea level. North., and it is
one of the most requested
species by tourists who come to
the north of the Peruvian
Amazon and seek to appreciate
the bright colors of its plumage
and how it “floats” in the air in a
quite peculiar way.

The hummingbird is the only bird

with the ability to fly in all
directions. They typically fly at a
speed of 20 to 30 miles per hour.

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TEACHER: Alda Carla M. Paredes Sormani
The Marvelous Hummingbird that is only found in PERU Given the constant loss of its habitat, its small population,
and its limited range, the Marvelous Spatuletail Hummingbird
Characteristics is assessed within the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Hummingbird's
habitat
Courtship and Mating of
the Marvelous
Hummingbird: The male
initiates courtship by moving
its tail feathers in an attempt to
attract the female
Eggs Offspring Diet
These birds lay two Chicks are born without Their diet consists of
very large eggs feathers and with closed nectar from various
relative to their size. eyes. At 2 or 3 days, flowers, mainly from lily
they become covered flowers (Alstroemeria
The incubation period with grayish feathers. By
It has two large formosissima), and small
racket-shaped
is 15 to 21 days. one month, they are insects.
feathers in its tail ready for flight.
This bird is endemic to the
and can move them
Utcubamba River basin in
independently.
the high jungle of northern
Later, as part of the mating
Peru. It can be found in the
These two feathers process, the male begins its
Amazonas and San Martin are only found in dance, hopping back and
regions, especially in the males, growing to
forth in the air on a branch,
their maximum length
first mentioned. when they reach producing a snapping
adulthood, and are used for
courtship.
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