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Taphrolesbia griseiventris (Grey-bellied Comet)

Synonyms: Cynanthus griseiventris

Wikipedia Abstract

The grey-bellied comet (Taphrolesbia griseiventris) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found only in a few small areas of Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Taphrolesbia griseiventris

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Taphrolesbia griseiventris

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
51
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.37157
EDGE Score: 4.07707
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Diet [1]  Nectarivore
Diet - Nectar [1]  100 %
Forages - Mid-High [1]  40 %
Forages - Understory [1]  60 %

Ecoregions

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

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Cullcui Peru A1, A2
Río Cajamarca Peru 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
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