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Green-Crowned Brilliant Hummingbird Size: Male: 5" (13 cm); 9.5 g. Female: 4.75" (12 cm); 8 g. Diet: Drinks nectar, primarily from candelabra-like flowers of Marcgravia vines (a type of epiphyte). Male somtimes defends large specimens of these plants. Female also drinks from understory flowers. Voice: Loud squeak: kyew or tyew. Rapidly repeats call when agitated. Status: Common resident, mainly on Caribbean slope, at elevations of 2,300 - 6,600 ft. Cool Fact: Has unusually strong feet for a hummingbird, because it often perches to feed, rather than hover. When feeding from Marcgravia vines, it grips flower petals in order to perch. Source: (Stiles et al 227) |
Male (top picture is female):
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