page_title: Mountain velvetbreast
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Mountain velvetbreast / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Mountain Velvetbreast hummingbird taken at he Yanococha Ecological Reserve in northern Ecuador
context_page_description: The mountain velvetbreast is a species in the family Troochiidae, the family to which all hummingbirds belong. It is the only member of its genus and is found in the Andes, mostly between 2400 and 3500 m, of northwestern Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are clearings and bushes at the edges of subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded forests.
context_section_description: The mountain velvetbreast has an overall length of 9 cm which includes its 2.5 cm long decurved bill. Its upper parts are shiny green as are its 
  throat and breast, but the belly is black and the vent is moistly white. It has a small postocular white spot. Its outer tail feathers are white with black tips, but the central tail feathers are bronzy green. The female is similar except she lacks the black belly and is mostly buffy or whitish below with green spots.
caption: a male showing its black belly
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