Black-throated hummingbird (SciiFii)

The black-throated hummingbird (Anthracothorax denigrata) is a species of hummingbird, most closely related to the black-throated mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis), that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, open woodlands, grasslands, and shrublands across North America to help boost biodiversity. The black-throated hummingbird is about 10.2 centimeters long and weighs 7.2 grams. The longish black bill is slightly decurved. The tail in both sexes has dark central feathers, the outer tail being wine-red tipped with black. The male has glossy bright green upperparts. His throat and chest are matt black, hence its name, bordered with blue-green. The flanks are bright green, and the black of the chest tapers onto the belly. The female black-throated hummingbird has bronze-green upperparts and white underparts with a black central stripe. Immature birds show some grey or buff feather tips on the head and wings, and have brown around the eyes. The call of the black-throated hummingbird is a high-pitched tsiuck, and the song is a buzzing hsl-hsl-hsl-hsl-hsl-hsl-hsl. The food of this species is nectar, often taken from the flowers of large trees. This hummingbird is also notably insectivorous, often hovering in open areas to catch flying insects. The black-throated hummingbird is more of a generalist and less picky on what it feeds on than the closely related black-throated mango. The black-throated hummingbird's breeding season lasts from late March to early June in most of its range. It builds a tiny cup nest on a high, thin, and usually bare branch. For this it uses fluff like seed down, cladding the outside with lichen. Nests are approximately 35–40 mm wide and 25–30 mm tall on the outside and some 25 mm wide and 10–15 mm deep inside. The two all-white eggs measure c.15 by 9.5 mm. They are incubated by the female for 16 or 17 days, and fledging takes another 24. The conservation status of the black-throated hummingbird is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the black-throated hummingbird's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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