Chlorostilbon mellisugus (bird)

Mass: 1.3 g

Diet: nectarivore based on Feeley 2003

Abundance: 0.24 to 1.04% (median 0.65%)

Latitudinal range: 5.0° to 10.7°

Habitats: desert/xeric shrubland (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (2)

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Found in 3 samples

Colombia: Reserva Forestal Protectora Bosques de la CHEC (plantación de aliso)

Venezuela: Cumaná, Araya Peninsula (tropical thorn scrub)

Size measurements:
2.8 mmN = 1
2.6 mmN = 1
2.7 mmN = 1
2.7 mmN = 1

See also Chlorostilbon, Chlorostilbon assimilis, Chlorostilbon aureoventris, Chlorostilbon canivetii, Chlorostilbon forficatus, Chlorostilbon lucidus, Chlorostilbon maugaeus