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Selasphorus ardens (Glow-throated Hummingbird)

Wikipedia Abstract

The glow-throated hummingbird, colibri ardent, or colibrÍ ardiente (Selasphorus ardens) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is one of seven species in the genus Selasphorus. It is endemic to Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Selasphorus ardens

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Selasphorus ardens

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
0
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
26
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 1.96773
EDGE Score: 2.47409
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Attributes

Breeding Habitat [1]  Tropical cloud forests, Second-growth scrub
Wintering Geography [1]  Non-migrartory
Wintering Habitat [1]  Tropical cloud forests, Second-growth scrub
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Nectarivore
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  10 %
Diet - Nectar [2]  90 %
Forages - Mid-High [2]  50 %
Forages - Understory [2]  50 %

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Talamancan montane forests Costa Rica, Panama Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
La Amistad International Park National Park II 541617 Panama, Costa Rica  
Santa Fe National Park II 192134 Panama  

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Cerro Santiago Panama A1, A2, A3
Santa Fé National Park Panama A1, A2, A3

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Mesoamerica Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Partners in Flight Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2017. Accessed on January 2018.
♦ 2Hamish 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