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Chalcostigma olivaceum (Olivaceous Thornbill)

Synonyms: Ramphomicron olivaceus

Wikipedia Abstract

The olivaceous thornbill (Chalcostigma olivaceum) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
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Infraspecies

Chalcostigma olivaceum olivaceum
Chalcostigma olivaceum pallens

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
19
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.26927
EDGE Score: 1.98366
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Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Nectarivore
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  10 %
Diet - Nectar [1]  90 %
Forages - Mid-High [1]  10 %
Forages - Understory [1]  60 %
Forages - Ground [1]  30 %
Clutch Size [2]  2

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Central Andean puna Argentina, Bolivia, Peru Neotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Central Andean wet puna Peru, Bolivia Neotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area 1195355 La Paz, Bolivia      
Madidi National Park II 3194501 Bolivia  

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Bosque de Polylepis de Madidi Bolivia A1, A2
Lago de Junín Peru A1, A2, A3, A4i
Marcapomacocha Peru A1, A2
Santuario Histórico Machu Picchu Peru A1, A2, A3
Yungas Superiores de Madidi Bolivia A1, A2, A3

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0