The Black-backed Thronbill hummingbird is found only in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in north-eastern Colombia, South America. Its natural habitats are the edges of subtropical or tropical moist mountain forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
The male measures 9-10cm and has a short black bill that is slightly curved downward. The species is considered endangered because of the small range of its habitat that is diminishing to to deforestation, burning and overgrazing.
Below on the map you can see the El Doraldo Lodge where the video was taken in the Santa Marta mountains where the Black-backed Thronbill hummingbird is found
Below are pictures and videos of the Black-backed Thronbill hummingbird
El Dorado Lodge, Santa Marta, Magdalena.
El Dorado Lodge, Santa Marta, Magdalena.
Female Black-backed Thornbill – Ramphomicron dorsale – San Lorenzo Ridge, Santa Marta Mts.
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Click the link to go to a page where you can hear recorded vocalizations of the Black-backed Thornbill.
