Black-bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris Scientific name definitions

Thomas S. Schulenberg and Carolyn W. Sedgwick
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 11, 2014

Distribution

Introduction

Black-bellied Hummingbird is restricted to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama, primarily on the Caribbean slope (Blake 1958, Wetmore 1968, Ridgely and Gwynne 1989, Stiles and Skutch 1989). It occurs east to western Veraguas (Ridgely and Gwynne 1989). This species generally is resident, although at least at some sites the abundance of Black-bellied Hummingbird varies throughout the year, although the timing of population declines can vary from year to year (Stiles 1985).

The elevational range of Black-bellied Hummingbird in Costa Rica is 900-2000 m when breeding, but after breeding some of the population descends to ca 600 m (Stiles and Skutch 1989).

Endemic to the Americas.

Historical Changes to the Distribution

None reported.

Distribution of the Black-bellied Hummingbird - Range Map
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  • Migration
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Distribution of the Black-bellied Hummingbird

Recommended Citation

Schulenberg, T. S. and C. W. Sedgwick (2020). Black-bellied Hummingbird (Eupherusa nigriventris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blbhum1.01
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