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Gray's Hummingbird

Chrysuronia grayi

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Primary Traits

FamilyTrochilidae
OrderCaprimulgiformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatShrub
DietNectar
FlightFlies
Average mass

5.6 g

Elevation

500 m - 2,000 m

Data points

47

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Chrysuronia grayi

English name

Gray's Hummingbird

Order

Caprimulgiformes

Family

Trochilidae

Genus

Chrysuronia

Species

grayi

Data source

HBW5, BOTW, D07

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

5 g

Maximum female mass

5 g

Minimum male mass

6 g

Maximum male mass

7 g

Minimum unsexed mass

5 g

Maximum unsexed mass

6 g

Average mass

5.6 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

500 m

Typical upper elevation

2,000 m

Maximum elevation

2,600 m

Elevation range

1,500 m

Typical elevation

1,250 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Shrub

Habitat breadth

6

Primary diet

Nectar

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

0.92

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

Solitary breeder

Nest type

No data

Nest substrate

No data

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

No data

Maximum clutch size

No data

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Irregular/Nomadic