Oasis Hummingbird Rhodopis vesper

Chilean name: Picaflor del norte

Oasis  Hummingbird, Azapa Valley, Chile, February 2007 - click for larger image Azapa Valley, Chile
February 2007

The Oasis Hummingbird is distributed west of the Andes in Peru and the extreme north of Chile. It is found in oases, gardens and dry grasslands.

Oasis  Hummingbird, Azapa Valley, Chile, February 2007 - click for larger image

The male, seen here in photos 1 to 3, has a long, decurved bill and a long, forked tail. It is green above with a cinnamon rump. The gorget is purple-red with blue sides when visible as in photo 3 and there is a small white spot behind the eye.

The female, seen in photos 4 to 7, lacks the gorget and has a shorter tail.

Oasis  Hummingbird, Azapa Valley, Chile, February 2007 - click for larger image

There is a distribution map on xeno-canto. This shows a disjunct population in central Chile not mentioned in either HBW  or Jaramillo & Burke and a less widespread distribution in northern Chile.

Oasis  Hummingbird, Azapa Valley, Chile, February 2007 - click for larger image

Oasis  Hummingbird, Azapa Valley, Chile, February 2007 - click for larger image

Oasis  Hummingbird, Azapa Valley, Chile, February 2007 - click for larger image

Oasis  Hummingbird, Azapa Valley, Chile, February 2007 - click for larger image

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